Obi-Wan felt ashamed of himself. Yes, he hadn't known about Bo-Katan, but he could have done more and now she was hurt. He could feel it radiating off her. It was partially his fault. Yes, he could try and blame it all on Satine, but that wouldn't be right. No, she was right that he could and should have checked in on Satine just to see how she was doing. Obi-Wan could have used protection too, but he had gotten carried away.

And Bo-Katan had been the result.

And despite how he felt right now about Satine keeping this a secret and how much it hurt him, he knew that he should be more concerned about how Bo-Katan felt. She was young and her world had been turned upside down. Obi-Wan knew what teenagers could be like. Anakin… well… he was older but he was emotional, even if he was a great Jedi already.

How was Obi-Wan going to explain this to Anakin? At least he was a Jedi Knight now and not his padawan but still. He could just imagine what he would say about this. And yet, Obi-Wan wanted to talk to him. He wanted to get his insight on the topic.

Eventually Obi-Wan would have to speak to the Jedi Council. He wasn't going to pretend he didn't have a daughter. He wasn't going to abandon her. It had been bad enough that she hadn't been there. But this… Well, it wouldn't go very well and he was worried. The Jedi Order has always been all he ever known, and except for the time when he had considered leaving and being with Satine, it had been all he wanted.

Maybe he should contact Anakin and ask his opinion. Obi-Wan wanted to talk to someone, not that there was any way that Anakin would understand something like this. He hadn't even spoken to him about Satine.

It wasn't as if he didn't want to. It was just… well… Anakin was so much more emotional than Obi-Wan was. He formed attachments, even when he wasn't supposed to. If he knew that Obi-Wan had done that too…

Now Obi-Wan wished that he would have opened up to his former padawan. And it was tempting to contact him right now.

But he would wait.

He was also tempted to talk to Satine, but he was still hurt that she would keep something like this from him. She was the only person he had ever been in love with and he had trusted her. And yet, he had left her alone to take care of Mandalore. He hadn't even reached out to her. He couldn't completely blame Satine.

It was all confusing and something Obi-Wan never thought that he would have to deal with. And yet, he didn't regret what happened, even though Bo-Katan didn't even like him. He had no idea how he would convince his daughter to spend time with him or to not despise everything about him.

He would have asked Satine, but Bo-Katan seemed to detest her too. Yes, Satine told Obi-Wan that he should be patient, and Obi-Wan would do that, since she knew her better, but it was still challenging.

He wished there was something that he could do.

He didn't expect that one day when he had been walking through a park, trying to clear his mind, that he would basically run into his daughter. And she wasn't alone. She was with a man who was probably at least his and Satine's age if not a few years older than them. And he was sparring with her. Obviously, it was just practice, but Obi-Wan was still surprised. Satine wouldn't want her daughter learning combat.

It might have been years since Obi-Wan and Satine had spent all their time together, but some things stayed the same.

When they finished the man came over and put his hand on Bo-Katan's shoulders. He then whispered something in her ear and Bo-Katan nodded and stood up straighter. He still had his hands on her and he was just closer than he should be to Bo-Katan. There was something about this whole thing that sat Obi-Wan on edge.

And then the man noticed him and Bo-Katan spun around. Obi-Wan sighed and walked over. He did want to find out what was going on.

"You're not supposed to be here," Bo-Katan said with a sigh. She put her hands on her hips. She actually reminded Obi-Wan of Satine when she acted like this. So confident and outspoken just like Satine had been at that age.

Probably how Satine was now.

"I was just going on a walk, Bo-Katan," Obi-Wan said. "I didn't know you would be here." He looked at the man who had been with Bo-Katan and the man glared back at him, clearly not liking that he was here.

"Who are you?" the man asked. He put his hands on Bo-Katan's shoulders for a moment, but then quickly moved them away as if he had realized that he had done something he wasn't supposed to.

"This is—"

"My name's Obi-Wan Kenobi," Obi-Wan said, narrowing his eyes back at the man. Something about him… Obi-Wan could sense ill intent. Maybe it was the Force or maybe something else or he could be being paranoid. Bo-Katan was his daughter so maybe that would make him naturally protective. "And—"

"Who does that make you?"

"He's no one," Bo-Katan muttered.

"I'm her—"

"He's Duchess Satine's friend," Bo spat out. It was strange hearing her call her mother or rather her sister the Duchess Satine. "I don't know why he's here."

"It was just a coincidence," Obi-Wan said. "So who are you? I see you're training Bo-Katan to fight."

For a moment, Bo-Katan's eyes widened and that, but then she shrugged as if it was nothing.

"Mandalorians are born to be fighters," he said. "And she wanted me to work with her."

"Yes, I asked him," Bo-Katan said. "I want to learn to fight."

Obi-Wan stared at her. He couldn't blame her for wanting to know such a thing. It was good to at least know some self-defense. The Galaxy could be a horrible place. Obi-Wan knew that just as well as anyone.

But he doubted Satine knew about this.

"You haven't told me who you are," Obi-Wan asked the man.

He rose his eyebrows but nodded. "I'm the Governor of Concordia, Pre Vizsla."

"The Governor of Concordia?" Obi-Wan asked. Whatever he had expected to hear, that wasn't it.

"That's what he said," Bo-Katan said.

"Bo-Katan's a special girl from a special family," Vizsla said slowly as if he was considering each word. "And when she wanted to learn combat, I thought I would be helping her by teaching."

"Does the duchess know about this?"

Bo-Katan sighed. "I might have forgotten to ask her." She put her hands in her pockets. "It's not Pre's fault. He didn't know."

Obi-Wan just looked at her and then forced himself to nod, even though he was sure that she hadn't intended to ask Satine.

"Did Satine send you to get me?" Bo-Katan asked, narrowing her eyes at him. "Is that the real reason that you're here? Are you here to…" Get her in trouble?

"No, it really was just by chance," Obi-Wan said. "But I don't know if…" He had to try and think how to word this. Just something about this Vizsla set him on edge, but he had to be careful. Bo-Katan knew him better than Obi-Wan. He didn't want to say something that made her even more distrustful of him. "I can teach you how to fight, Bo-Katan."

Bo-Katan's eyes widened for a moment and Vizsla laughed.

"Why would you think you're good enough to teach her to fight? You're not Mandalorian, right?"

Obi-Wan had no idea how he knew that, but maybe it was irrelevant.

"I'm not Mandalorian, but I'm a Jedi," Obi-Wan said.

Vizsla's eyes widened. "Really? You're a Jedi? That's… interesting."

"It's not that interesting," Bo-Katan muttered. "I… I should go back to my sister's. Thank you, Governor Vizsla, for working with me." Interesting how it changed from Pre to Governor Vizsla.

"Not a problem, Bo-Katan," Vizsla said.

"I still want…" Bo-Katan said, but then she looked at Obi-Wan and let her words trail off. "Goodbye."

Vizsla smirked, but then left the two of them alone.

"You shouldn't be spying on me," Bo-Katan said. "I know that Satine probably sent you to do that."

"I really wasn't," Obi-Wan said. "I had no idea I would run into you, Bo-Katan."

"Yeah, right," Bo muttered as she put her hands in her pockets again and looked at the ground. For a moment, she looked sad, but then it disappeared from her face and was replaced with the annoyance from before.

"You seem like you're a pretty capable fighter from what I've seen," Obi-Wan said.

She stared at him.

"I mean it," he said. "But I can work with you if you want."

Bo-Katan studied him. He wished that she would say something. Either tell him that she liked the idea or that she wanted nothing to do with him. Either way would be better than her just staring at him like this.

"Really?" Bo-Katan asked. "You know my sister might not approve of that? She doesn't…" Bo paused… "You know how she is. She thinks Mandalore is peaceful now."

"It is more peaceful than it used to be."

Bo-Katan just shrugged and looked at the ground.

"I can talk to your sister," Obi-Wan said. "Maybe I can convince her it would be a good idea. You never know when you might need to fight or—"

"I know!" Bo-Katan said. "But Satine…" She sighed again. "And it's the Mandalorian way to be able to fight. To be warriors." She said this last part as if it was mostly to herself. She looked up at him. "Since you're a Jedi, you have to be good at sparring and well…" She looked at his lightsaber.

"Yes, I'm all right." He smiled weakly. "And I had a padawan before and taught him and now he's probably even better than me. When I started, he wasn't as far along as you are."

That had been because Anakin had been younger, even if Bo-Katan did look like she had talent. However, saying it was worth it because for a moment, Bo-Katan actually smiled. "You really think you can convince Satine to let you teach me some things?"

"Yes, I think I can." He'd do his best to convince Satine it was a good idea. It was not as if he was going to take Bo to a battle or to a fight. He didn't plan to let his daughter get in any danger.

And yet as he thought that he knew what the Jedi Council would say. They would tell him that he should leave Mandalore and not come back. But Bo-Katan was his daughter and Satine… Things were complicated with her.

"I think I can convince her if you want me to work with you," Obi-Wan said. "So what do you think?"

"I… If you can convince her then maybe it would be okay."

That was better than he thought he would get from her. And Obi-Wan couldn't help but feel something like happiness run through him. No, that wasn't right.

It was joy.

He wanted to be there for his daughter. More than anything