By the time Qui-Gon reached the front of the ship, Xanatos showed no outward signs of being angry with the boy. Never the less, Jinn knew something had hurt the child and for a brief moment the pain had been excruciating, Obi-wan himself showed no signs of anything being wrong. Jinn noticed that the boy was rubbing his side, but when Qui-Gon looked back over at the boy, he had tried to not show Jinn any signs of distress.
"Is there a problem?"
Jinn looked first to Xanatos before his questioningly eyes landed on and stayed directed at the Initiate Kenobi.
He got no answer.
"Well, Kenobi, I asked you something Are you goiong to be so insolent as not to answer a master when he has asked you something."
The boy remained silent. His eyes dropped submissively to the floor of the ship.
"See Qui-Gon. The boy is an insolent little brat. He refused to answer a question for me earlier. I don't think he wants to be a Jedi apprentice. He is not acting like he wants to be one."
Obi-Wan jerked his head up to look squarely in the dark cruel eyes of Knight Crion.
"I wwant to bbe a Jjedi with all mmy heart and ssoul."
Without any preamble or any obvious concern for what Jinn thought, Xani violently jerked the boy out of his chair?
"Then act as if you do. I told you twice now to come to the back where Master Jinn, Bruck and I are discussing the mission. You are supposed to be a part of it you know."
With the last sentence spoken, Xani pushed the little one roughly toward the door leading to the back of the ship.
Jinn had noticed the boy's problem with his speech beginning to creep back up on him. Xanatos on the other hand was to busy thinking up ways the "pay the boy back" for his disrespect. He did not even notice the speech problem,"this" time.
//It could just be the stress from being outside the temple. This is very new to him. It probably has nothing to do with Xanatos.//
Qui-Gon noticed how rough Xani was being with the boy, //but certainly no worse than what some masters were with their own padawans,// he thought.
A Jedi apprentice must be taught from the crèche days to obey their masters. A Jedi master would never put up with any insolence from their padawans. There was certain way to walk and address their masters. A question from a master was never met with anything but a quick verbal response by their padawan. To do so could and sometimes did bring the wrath of their masters down on them. An apprentice's life was not an easy one. Respect for their masters was always forefront in the life of an apprentice.
Jinn did not interfere with Xanatos. While had it been him, he would not have opted to have been so physical with Initiate Kenobi, especially knowing his past history and his insecurities. Each master had to choose a path on how to deal with his or her padawan.
//Xani probably knows how this boy really is. He very likely is aware that Kenobi does not do what is told of him; certainly not the first time told, because clearly he did not relent to Xani's command at first and go to the back. That is why he is so upset with him now. Xanatos rightly feels that Obi-Wan could be the "wrench" thrown into to his chance of becoming a knight. If the child refused to do as Knight Xanatos tells him, then indeed this mission will be a most difficult one.//
Qui-Gon still had not justified the sharp pain that flowed through both he and Obi-Wan's bodies,. What perplexed him even more than finding out the origin of that pain, was why with his shields tightly, very tightly in place Jinn was still feeling it? He had noticed earlier that he could feel the rolling confused emotions of the boy, and that alarmed him to a certain degree. Nevertheless, to so easily feel his pain even with the experienced Jedi master's shields up, startled and almost alarmed the big master.
"Is there another condemnation you would like to recite to me on how I am treating or mistreating the ward in my care?"
Xani's fierce temper was starting to rear its ugly head. That was twice now he had talked to his former master in tone that bordered on being disrespectful to Master Qui-Gon. While Xanatos was not his padawan any longer, a certain amount of respect was always given to any master by a knight. Jinn was not getting that respect, but as usual when it came to Xani, he let it slide, without correcting Xani's error of disrespect.
"I have not reprimanded you yet on anything thing Xani. I only point out, in what I hope is helpful guidance when it comes training the boy. The council expects you to fail this mission. I on the other hand don't. I know you to be a very capable person; one who should be able to handle a small child in his care."
Was that said as a way to denote Xanatos already failing abilities with this child? Jinn had not meant it to sound so, but when the words came out it sounded that way.
Deep down Jinn was already questioning the ability of Xanatos to work with Kenobi. He thought Xanatos would have done better if he had been paired with some other initiate. Qui-Gon got the feeling Xanatos would never feel any camaraderie with this particular boy.
Xanatos did not release his anger to the force. That was not his way. He never even called upon the force any longer, because it was becoming weaker and weaker within him. Had Jinn any remnant of their training bond left, as he should have, he would have known of Xani's waning in his ability to use the force.
"I' m sorry Qui-Gon. I think I am letting my fatigue get to me. If we could continue our talks tomorrow. Or if you would like to go over it again with the Kenobi child what is going on, I very much would like to rest a while."
Xanatos liked nothing better than to viciously and cruelly correct Obi-Wan, but he did not want the responsibility of his care. He was trying to pass that on to his former master. Besides he knew he was letting the boy get "under his skin" too quickly. Jinn might become aware of the animosity he felt for the Kenobi child.
"That sounds like a good idea Xani."
Xanatos cringed when Jinn lovingly put his arm around his shoulders to denote compassion.
//I wish he would stop calling me "Xani". I am not a child in the crèche. Can he not see I am a grown man and I have no wish to be called childish nicknames? "Do good Jinn". Let's see how good you are at protecting that runt of a boy when I really get started on him. I have not even begun to exact his punishment yet. You will have no way of knowing how cruel I am going to be to the little one behind closed doors.//
Xanatos, because of his loss of connection with the force could not feel the Jinn/Kenobi bond pulsing through the force. It grew stronger and stronger each passing hour with no help from either receiver of the bond, Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan. The force was the only thing keeping the bond from dissipating into non-existence.
It was as if the force itself had given the bond-unfettered power, even the boy could not stop it. Kenobi could feel the stirrings of something through the force, but he could not identify it. Very soon, he would learn what he was feeling for what it was, a bond with Qui-Gon. Because the necessity of staying close to Master Jinn would overtake the boy and he would have no choice but to acknowledge it as the beginnings of a training bond.
But then again, very soon now Jinn would not be able to ignore the forming of the bond; For form it would without the approval of master or apprentice.
PEACE ewen
"Is there a problem?"
Jinn looked first to Xanatos before his questioningly eyes landed on and stayed directed at the Initiate Kenobi.
He got no answer.
"Well, Kenobi, I asked you something Are you goiong to be so insolent as not to answer a master when he has asked you something."
The boy remained silent. His eyes dropped submissively to the floor of the ship.
"See Qui-Gon. The boy is an insolent little brat. He refused to answer a question for me earlier. I don't think he wants to be a Jedi apprentice. He is not acting like he wants to be one."
Obi-Wan jerked his head up to look squarely in the dark cruel eyes of Knight Crion.
"I wwant to bbe a Jjedi with all mmy heart and ssoul."
Without any preamble or any obvious concern for what Jinn thought, Xani violently jerked the boy out of his chair?
"Then act as if you do. I told you twice now to come to the back where Master Jinn, Bruck and I are discussing the mission. You are supposed to be a part of it you know."
With the last sentence spoken, Xani pushed the little one roughly toward the door leading to the back of the ship.
Jinn had noticed the boy's problem with his speech beginning to creep back up on him. Xanatos on the other hand was to busy thinking up ways the "pay the boy back" for his disrespect. He did not even notice the speech problem,"this" time.
//It could just be the stress from being outside the temple. This is very new to him. It probably has nothing to do with Xanatos.//
Qui-Gon noticed how rough Xani was being with the boy, //but certainly no worse than what some masters were with their own padawans,// he thought.
A Jedi apprentice must be taught from the crèche days to obey their masters. A Jedi master would never put up with any insolence from their padawans. There was certain way to walk and address their masters. A question from a master was never met with anything but a quick verbal response by their padawan. To do so could and sometimes did bring the wrath of their masters down on them. An apprentice's life was not an easy one. Respect for their masters was always forefront in the life of an apprentice.
Jinn did not interfere with Xanatos. While had it been him, he would not have opted to have been so physical with Initiate Kenobi, especially knowing his past history and his insecurities. Each master had to choose a path on how to deal with his or her padawan.
//Xani probably knows how this boy really is. He very likely is aware that Kenobi does not do what is told of him; certainly not the first time told, because clearly he did not relent to Xani's command at first and go to the back. That is why he is so upset with him now. Xanatos rightly feels that Obi-Wan could be the "wrench" thrown into to his chance of becoming a knight. If the child refused to do as Knight Xanatos tells him, then indeed this mission will be a most difficult one.//
Qui-Gon still had not justified the sharp pain that flowed through both he and Obi-Wan's bodies,. What perplexed him even more than finding out the origin of that pain, was why with his shields tightly, very tightly in place Jinn was still feeling it? He had noticed earlier that he could feel the rolling confused emotions of the boy, and that alarmed him to a certain degree. Nevertheless, to so easily feel his pain even with the experienced Jedi master's shields up, startled and almost alarmed the big master.
"Is there another condemnation you would like to recite to me on how I am treating or mistreating the ward in my care?"
Xani's fierce temper was starting to rear its ugly head. That was twice now he had talked to his former master in tone that bordered on being disrespectful to Master Qui-Gon. While Xanatos was not his padawan any longer, a certain amount of respect was always given to any master by a knight. Jinn was not getting that respect, but as usual when it came to Xani, he let it slide, without correcting Xani's error of disrespect.
"I have not reprimanded you yet on anything thing Xani. I only point out, in what I hope is helpful guidance when it comes training the boy. The council expects you to fail this mission. I on the other hand don't. I know you to be a very capable person; one who should be able to handle a small child in his care."
Was that said as a way to denote Xanatos already failing abilities with this child? Jinn had not meant it to sound so, but when the words came out it sounded that way.
Deep down Jinn was already questioning the ability of Xanatos to work with Kenobi. He thought Xanatos would have done better if he had been paired with some other initiate. Qui-Gon got the feeling Xanatos would never feel any camaraderie with this particular boy.
Xanatos did not release his anger to the force. That was not his way. He never even called upon the force any longer, because it was becoming weaker and weaker within him. Had Jinn any remnant of their training bond left, as he should have, he would have known of Xani's waning in his ability to use the force.
"I' m sorry Qui-Gon. I think I am letting my fatigue get to me. If we could continue our talks tomorrow. Or if you would like to go over it again with the Kenobi child what is going on, I very much would like to rest a while."
Xanatos liked nothing better than to viciously and cruelly correct Obi-Wan, but he did not want the responsibility of his care. He was trying to pass that on to his former master. Besides he knew he was letting the boy get "under his skin" too quickly. Jinn might become aware of the animosity he felt for the Kenobi child.
"That sounds like a good idea Xani."
Xanatos cringed when Jinn lovingly put his arm around his shoulders to denote compassion.
//I wish he would stop calling me "Xani". I am not a child in the crèche. Can he not see I am a grown man and I have no wish to be called childish nicknames? "Do good Jinn". Let's see how good you are at protecting that runt of a boy when I really get started on him. I have not even begun to exact his punishment yet. You will have no way of knowing how cruel I am going to be to the little one behind closed doors.//
Xanatos, because of his loss of connection with the force could not feel the Jinn/Kenobi bond pulsing through the force. It grew stronger and stronger each passing hour with no help from either receiver of the bond, Qui-Gon or Obi-Wan. The force was the only thing keeping the bond from dissipating into non-existence.
It was as if the force itself had given the bond-unfettered power, even the boy could not stop it. Kenobi could feel the stirrings of something through the force, but he could not identify it. Very soon, he would learn what he was feeling for what it was, a bond with Qui-Gon. Because the necessity of staying close to Master Jinn would overtake the boy and he would have no choice but to acknowledge it as the beginnings of a training bond.
But then again, very soon now Jinn would not be able to ignore the forming of the bond; For form it would without the approval of master or apprentice.
PEACE ewen