Jinn tried to ignore the massive rush of pain that shot through his body. It could not be possible. He could not possibly feel any pain that was radiating from the little Kenobi initiate. It was just the shock at seeing someone so little in so much obvious pain.
It is impossible to be feeling the pain of another even if he is a Jedi if I am not connected to him with some sort of bond.
Jinn let the pain pass through him through the force and shook off the ominous feeling he had gotten when he first felt the burning sensation jolt his body. He put the incident in the back of his mind, because it had no reality to it, just fluke transference of pain, and a misdirected signal through the force.
"I said I surrender. Bruck has won.."
The voice was just a little louder than before but it must have sated Xani's unusual almost sadistic request.
Knight Xanatos kicked Obi-Wan's light saber a crossed the room. The breaking of the crystals inside the hilt of his saber could be heard by those as far away as the back row of the arena gallery. Then with the power of the force Knight Xanatos jerked the boy up by his tunic.
Another round of pain shot through Obi-Wan's body.
Jinn had been prepared this time. He was tightly shielded from any outside interference through the force. Not that he believed for a second there was a bond being implemented between the two; he felt Obi-Wan was misdirecting his pain and accidentally sending it to Jinn in some way, although he could not figure out how. He didn't want to know how it was done. He would see to it, by shielding that it did not inadvertently happen again.
Master Yoda and Windu were in the arena in a flash.
"Treat the child like that is unwise it is. Lost he has admitted. This not your battle I think Xanatos. Concern yourself with it too much I also think".
Mace had gathered the little one up in his arms. Kenobi was near collapse.
Qui-Gon defended his former padawan.
"I agree with Knight Xanatos is some ways. The initiate should have conceded a long time ago. If it had not been for his pride he would have. Xani was just trying to teach Kenobi a lesson about the evils of that pride."
Jinn did not see or chose to ignore the abusive way Knight Xanatos was "handling" the boy in his broken condition.
"Teach you call it now. Call it abusive vindictive treatment of a child I do."
Now Qui-Gon himself was angry.
"It is not cruel to teach a Jedi how to survive. He is not a child, not by Jedi standards. If the high master of the temple council himself, Yoda, think him still a mere child, then he should be sent back to the crèche. For that is obviously where he belongs. Better yet ship him to Bandomeer if he cannot take being taught, as any Jedi would be. But DO NOT blame my former padawan for Kenobi's obvious failings. For fail he has."
Jinn walked away, leaving a group of stunned Jedi's in the arena. Xani was shocked that Master Jinn still had it in him to protect him so reverently. This was better than he had hoped.
The old troll has angered Master Jinn. Qui-Gon will never take the boy now, no matter how much Yoda or the force demands it.
Now all Xanatos had to do was get Qui-Gon to take Bruck as his padawan and his plan would be in place.
Xani mentally ran through his plan again.
Well it will be once the Kenobi brat is shipped off to Bandomeer……………
Even though Obi-Wan Kenobi was in pain to the point of almost being unconscious, he heard what Master Qui-Gon Jinn had said about him.
Qui-Gon normally would not have spoken so blatantly cruel about an initiate but the heat of the argument he did not even think about the boy hearing the unwarranted criticism he made of him.
If the other masters in search of padawans heard what the greatest master at the temple said about me I will never be chosen as a padawan.
Fear of dejection gripped the little boy's very soul. He let Master Windu kindly and caringly help him to the healers.
Kenobi was too exhausted to think about his future. On the arena floor as he listened to the awful things Master Qui-Gon said about him. He had thought enough about his future, his destiny. He had none.
Later that day and evening.....
Jinn, Xani, and Yoda distanced themselves that day. All took their last meal in their quarters choosing solitude over conversation. The all realized that a conversation just might turn into a confrontation if tempers did not cool. They all were giving themselves time to release their own anger into the force.
Twilight was just descending on the temple when Knight Xanatos ventured out of his apartment. The others still chose their solitude. Kenobi rested in the Master Windu's flat. He knew the little initiate hated the healer's ward. Obi-Wan was feeling better after a quick dip in the bacta tank, but the healers thought it was best not to throw him back into the lion's den. They did not want him back in his shared room with Bruck.
Knight Crion wandered through the gardens at dusk. There was no one else there. He sat by the stone wall that separated the temple from the public land.
The shadows cast eerie shapes on the stone walls of the temple.
Out of the darkness an unseen voice spoke;
"Have you completed the task I asked of you?"
The voice startled the young knight although he expected it.
"Oh you are a little early aren't you?'
"You are here aren't you? Should I have been later? Would that have made you happy?"
"No, but then again I am not unhappy. In answer to your question, I think I have just about assured Obi-Wan Kenobi's one way ticket to the fields of Bandomeer."
"What about Bruck? Will he be your former master's apprentice?"
"How would I know that now? It will take at least two weeks and a lot more testing before any master chooses a padawan. Master Jinn will be even more particular than the others. He wants the perfect padawan. He always had. That is the one vain thing about Master Jinn, always "perfection" when it comes to the Jedi."
"Perfect?? Of course that is why you were his padawan, right? Missed his mark a little on you I'd say."
The hidden voice laughed softly, letting the night wind carry its echoes through the gardens.
" SSSH.... Someone will here you. Quit trying to be funny.It does not become you. I was just very astute at desceiving Qui. He still believes I am perfect, even after the reprimand and probabtion I received from the council. Nothing or no one can convince Master Qui-Gon Jinn that I am anything but perfect..................."
It is impossible to be feeling the pain of another even if he is a Jedi if I am not connected to him with some sort of bond.
Jinn let the pain pass through him through the force and shook off the ominous feeling he had gotten when he first felt the burning sensation jolt his body. He put the incident in the back of his mind, because it had no reality to it, just fluke transference of pain, and a misdirected signal through the force.
"I said I surrender. Bruck has won.."
The voice was just a little louder than before but it must have sated Xani's unusual almost sadistic request.
Knight Xanatos kicked Obi-Wan's light saber a crossed the room. The breaking of the crystals inside the hilt of his saber could be heard by those as far away as the back row of the arena gallery. Then with the power of the force Knight Xanatos jerked the boy up by his tunic.
Another round of pain shot through Obi-Wan's body.
Jinn had been prepared this time. He was tightly shielded from any outside interference through the force. Not that he believed for a second there was a bond being implemented between the two; he felt Obi-Wan was misdirecting his pain and accidentally sending it to Jinn in some way, although he could not figure out how. He didn't want to know how it was done. He would see to it, by shielding that it did not inadvertently happen again.
Master Yoda and Windu were in the arena in a flash.
"Treat the child like that is unwise it is. Lost he has admitted. This not your battle I think Xanatos. Concern yourself with it too much I also think".
Mace had gathered the little one up in his arms. Kenobi was near collapse.
Qui-Gon defended his former padawan.
"I agree with Knight Xanatos is some ways. The initiate should have conceded a long time ago. If it had not been for his pride he would have. Xani was just trying to teach Kenobi a lesson about the evils of that pride."
Jinn did not see or chose to ignore the abusive way Knight Xanatos was "handling" the boy in his broken condition.
"Teach you call it now. Call it abusive vindictive treatment of a child I do."
Now Qui-Gon himself was angry.
"It is not cruel to teach a Jedi how to survive. He is not a child, not by Jedi standards. If the high master of the temple council himself, Yoda, think him still a mere child, then he should be sent back to the crèche. For that is obviously where he belongs. Better yet ship him to Bandomeer if he cannot take being taught, as any Jedi would be. But DO NOT blame my former padawan for Kenobi's obvious failings. For fail he has."
Jinn walked away, leaving a group of stunned Jedi's in the arena. Xani was shocked that Master Jinn still had it in him to protect him so reverently. This was better than he had hoped.
The old troll has angered Master Jinn. Qui-Gon will never take the boy now, no matter how much Yoda or the force demands it.
Now all Xanatos had to do was get Qui-Gon to take Bruck as his padawan and his plan would be in place.
Xani mentally ran through his plan again.
Well it will be once the Kenobi brat is shipped off to Bandomeer……………
Even though Obi-Wan Kenobi was in pain to the point of almost being unconscious, he heard what Master Qui-Gon Jinn had said about him.
Qui-Gon normally would not have spoken so blatantly cruel about an initiate but the heat of the argument he did not even think about the boy hearing the unwarranted criticism he made of him.
If the other masters in search of padawans heard what the greatest master at the temple said about me I will never be chosen as a padawan.
Fear of dejection gripped the little boy's very soul. He let Master Windu kindly and caringly help him to the healers.
Kenobi was too exhausted to think about his future. On the arena floor as he listened to the awful things Master Qui-Gon said about him. He had thought enough about his future, his destiny. He had none.
Later that day and evening.....
Jinn, Xani, and Yoda distanced themselves that day. All took their last meal in their quarters choosing solitude over conversation. The all realized that a conversation just might turn into a confrontation if tempers did not cool. They all were giving themselves time to release their own anger into the force.
Twilight was just descending on the temple when Knight Xanatos ventured out of his apartment. The others still chose their solitude. Kenobi rested in the Master Windu's flat. He knew the little initiate hated the healer's ward. Obi-Wan was feeling better after a quick dip in the bacta tank, but the healers thought it was best not to throw him back into the lion's den. They did not want him back in his shared room with Bruck.
Knight Crion wandered through the gardens at dusk. There was no one else there. He sat by the stone wall that separated the temple from the public land.
The shadows cast eerie shapes on the stone walls of the temple.
Out of the darkness an unseen voice spoke;
"Have you completed the task I asked of you?"
The voice startled the young knight although he expected it.
"Oh you are a little early aren't you?'
"You are here aren't you? Should I have been later? Would that have made you happy?"
"No, but then again I am not unhappy. In answer to your question, I think I have just about assured Obi-Wan Kenobi's one way ticket to the fields of Bandomeer."
"What about Bruck? Will he be your former master's apprentice?"
"How would I know that now? It will take at least two weeks and a lot more testing before any master chooses a padawan. Master Jinn will be even more particular than the others. He wants the perfect padawan. He always had. That is the one vain thing about Master Jinn, always "perfection" when it comes to the Jedi."
"Perfect?? Of course that is why you were his padawan, right? Missed his mark a little on you I'd say."
The hidden voice laughed softly, letting the night wind carry its echoes through the gardens.
" SSSH.... Someone will here you. Quit trying to be funny.It does not become you. I was just very astute at desceiving Qui. He still believes I am perfect, even after the reprimand and probabtion I received from the council. Nothing or no one can convince Master Qui-Gon Jinn that I am anything but perfect..................."