"Please tell me you know where we are."
"I would," Obi-Wan replied, "but I'm afraid I'd be lying."
Ahsoka sighed, but she kept trudging after Obi-Wan. She ignored the squelch of mud beneath her boots, the slight buzz of insects around her. She didn't even know why there were bugs still out—the air was cold enough that Ahsoka could see her own breath, but then again, she had been to enough planets that things just always seemed to want to surprise her. Something just always had to be more complicated than it actually was.
And while Ahsoka sometimes liked visiting new planets, this wasn't exactly an experience she was enjoying, even if she was Obi-Wan, who was generally more level-headed than her own master.
Still, she wished that they knew where they were going.
Ahsoka sighed. Sooner or later, they would find a way back to the base, and then Ahsoka would take the longest shower ever in the refresher. Or a medium-length shower. She just needed a shower, because she was covered in mud and also—
Ahsoka whacked a hand against her neck, but it was too late—the bug had nipped her right below her jaw.
"You're annoyed," Obi-Wan commented.
"Not at you, Master Kenobi," Ahsoka said, rubbing her hand against her leggings. "But with the situation? And the creatures here? A little bit. Aren't you?"
"Well…" Obi-Wan waved away a bug. "This certainly isn't my favorite planet." He paused, looking at a bug that was flying particularly close to him. "And I don't like the look of those stingers. Careful now."
Ahsoka dutifully let Obi-Wan lead her away from the bugs. They ducked past some trees until the sound of buzzing faded. Ahsoka rubbed at the itch at her neck again—thankfully, not an actual sting, more likely just another pesky bloodsucker mosquito.
"We'll find our way out eventually," Obi-Wan murmured. "Just…"
He suddenly stopped, and Ahsoka promptly bumped against his back.
"What is it?" she asked worriedly. "Did—" She peeked out from behind his back and stopped too. "Oh."
In front of them was a large, dark animal with four legs. Hooves. Wide, dark eyes stared Ahsoka and Obi-Wan down. And above that—antlers. Big antlers.
"Uh," Ahsoka started. "Is it friendly?"
"She," Obi-Wan said.
"What?"
"She's friendly." Obi-Wan said. He gestured down to the animal's neck—and there, Ahsoka noticed a slight band of red, a bell. "And I believe she's here to help us get back to our friends."
"Huh." Ahsoka looked between Obi-Wan and the animal. "If you say so."
A corner of Obi-Wan's lips twitched. "Doubting me, young one?"
"Never," Ahsoka replied. She looked at the animal. It—no, she—huffed a breath in Ahsoka's direction. Ahsoka grinned. "Okay, then. Lead the way."
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