Xanatos was rested and refreshed enough to attend last-meal with the other three Jedi. Was it Knight Xanatos' imagination or was Qui-Gon scrutinizing him a little more than he liked.
A couple of times during the meal "Xani" looked up from his plate to see Master Jinn staring at him. However when he was caught glaring at the knight he offered no reason for it. Qui-Gon just dropped his head and continued eating.
Xanatos was angry and already plotting his punishment for Obi-Wan. Bruck had drawn him to the side and told him what Obi-Wan had done during their discussion about the Hutt's. Xanatos assured Bruck he would handle Obi-Wan. The child would not offer his opinion again. Jinn would not be given another chance to assess the boy's intelligence. Xanatos told Bruck Chun that after he finished with Obi-Wan the child would stay silent during the duration of the mission.
"Xani" also assured Bruck that his abuse would continue after tonight. Obi-Wan would have no chance to recover from Xani's continual verbal and mental abuse of him.
Xanatos decided he wanted to know what was wrong with Qui-Gon.
"Is there a problem Qui-Gon? You seem predisposed. Did Obi-Wan or Bruck do something to displease you while I was resting."
"I don't know why you think that. All is well. I did ask Bruck to meditate on something he said about the Hutts. But nothing of any importance. It is a minor misnomer concerning the Hutts.."
Did Obi-Wan do as he should? If not I can see to him in very quick time. I know he's not very good at doing what he is told."
"On the contrary . I had no trouble with the boy. In fact his insight on helping establishing the government for the Hutts was quite refreshing. What he lacks in saber skills he almost makes up with his intelligence in his academics. He was no problem this evening."
Qui-Gon did not want to be the reason for Obi-Wan getting into trouble. He got the distinct feeling that Xani was waiting and almost would welcome trouble from the boy.
//I hope he is not wanting to punish Obi-Wan for something. But he does seem to want Obi-Wan to have caused problems. I can't believe Xanatos would willingly want to hurt the boy, but sometimes it just seems….//
Jinn was getting a bad feeling when it came to his former apprentice and how he was handling Obi-Wan.
Bruck Chun was wrong about Obi-Wan's punishment that he thought would be inflicted on him that evening in Obi-Wan and "Xani's" room on board the ship.
Xanatos did have alot to say to Initiate Kenobi about what happened that day and getting Chun in trouble. However, he only warned the boy of his planned punishment of him. Xanatos feared they were in too close quarters to be inflicting any physical punishment. In addition, there was no way to explain any juries away if he accidentally left marks on the boy. Like the supposed kata injuries that covered for his actual abuse of him last time, there was nothing like the kata exercises to cover Xani if he did leave marks at least while they were on the ship..
The promise of punishment left Obi-Wan devastated. He knew what Xani said, he meant.
Things went well on the last leg of the journey. Obi-Wan stayed to himself and did not offer any more opinions on the Hutt's situation. Qui-Gon noticed how silent and withdrawn Obi-Wan had become over the last three days of the journey, but chose to ignore it. He reasoned that at least Xanatos was not showing any abusive behavior toward the little boy. To Jinn that bolstered his opinion of Xani. He still thought Xanatos must have a good reason for being such a disciplinarian with the child. Qui-Gon still could not decipher the mystery of what Bruck had said, but that was slowly going to the back of his mind in favor once again of getting Xanatos successfully through this test and making full knighthood. The only thing that Jinn was beginning to become more aware of was that he was not at all sure now he wanted to take Bruck as his padawan.
In some aspects of this mission Jinn was beginning to think more clearly and Bruck was one of those "aspects". It was just that he still refused to see any wrongdoing when it came to Xanatos.
It was on the second day of intensive talks with the Hutt's that Xanatos again began to take his anger of being forced into this mission on Obi-Wan.
Last-meal was finished and both padawan hopefuls were put in the little kitchen to clean up. It started simply when Obi-Wan accidentily broke a plate.
Xanatos called the little initiaiate out to the living area where Jinn was working on the computer terminal on some ideas he had for the Hutts. At first Jinn paid little attention to his former apprentice and Obi-Wan.
It was only after Knight Xanatos voice became an almost shout, as he reprimanded the boy, did Jinn glance up to closely watch what was going on.
Xanatos gripped Obi-Wan by the arm and was literally shaking him.
"I asked you a question and I want an answer. I do not want that "stop and stutter start speech" you like to throw my way when you want to pretend you are upset. I will show you what being upset is if I do not get an answer and right now. Do you understand?"
Obi-Wan was not able to get a word out and Master Jinn could feel that turmoil in the boy as he struggled to speak. Once he realized the words were just not going to come to him he made a most fatal mistake, he nodded yes to Knight Xanatos' answer. No padawan should ever answer their master with only a nod and Obi-Wan knew that. It was just that he could not get his words to form.
Jinn could see the anger on "Xani's" face.
It was as if Qui-Gon knew that Xanatos planned to do something that would include hurting the child in some way.
Things seemed to happened in slow motion but in reality it did not. Qui-Gon rose from the computer terminal as he tried to reach Obi-Wan. It was a warning sent through the force to him. It seemed imperative for him at the time to protect the child, //but from what?// Qui-Gon was too late to stop "Xani's assault of the little initiate.
Xanatos who still had a grip on the child by his arms used what little force he had to push the child all the way a crossed the room where with a sharp thud. Initiate Kenobi hit the wall and crumbled unconscious to the floor……..
PEACE ewen
A couple of times during the meal "Xani" looked up from his plate to see Master Jinn staring at him. However when he was caught glaring at the knight he offered no reason for it. Qui-Gon just dropped his head and continued eating.
Xanatos was angry and already plotting his punishment for Obi-Wan. Bruck had drawn him to the side and told him what Obi-Wan had done during their discussion about the Hutt's. Xanatos assured Bruck he would handle Obi-Wan. The child would not offer his opinion again. Jinn would not be given another chance to assess the boy's intelligence. Xanatos told Bruck Chun that after he finished with Obi-Wan the child would stay silent during the duration of the mission.
"Xani" also assured Bruck that his abuse would continue after tonight. Obi-Wan would have no chance to recover from Xani's continual verbal and mental abuse of him.
Xanatos decided he wanted to know what was wrong with Qui-Gon.
"Is there a problem Qui-Gon? You seem predisposed. Did Obi-Wan or Bruck do something to displease you while I was resting."
"I don't know why you think that. All is well. I did ask Bruck to meditate on something he said about the Hutts. But nothing of any importance. It is a minor misnomer concerning the Hutts.."
Did Obi-Wan do as he should? If not I can see to him in very quick time. I know he's not very good at doing what he is told."
"On the contrary . I had no trouble with the boy. In fact his insight on helping establishing the government for the Hutts was quite refreshing. What he lacks in saber skills he almost makes up with his intelligence in his academics. He was no problem this evening."
Qui-Gon did not want to be the reason for Obi-Wan getting into trouble. He got the distinct feeling that Xani was waiting and almost would welcome trouble from the boy.
//I hope he is not wanting to punish Obi-Wan for something. But he does seem to want Obi-Wan to have caused problems. I can't believe Xanatos would willingly want to hurt the boy, but sometimes it just seems….//
Jinn was getting a bad feeling when it came to his former apprentice and how he was handling Obi-Wan.
Bruck Chun was wrong about Obi-Wan's punishment that he thought would be inflicted on him that evening in Obi-Wan and "Xani's" room on board the ship.
Xanatos did have alot to say to Initiate Kenobi about what happened that day and getting Chun in trouble. However, he only warned the boy of his planned punishment of him. Xanatos feared they were in too close quarters to be inflicting any physical punishment. In addition, there was no way to explain any juries away if he accidentally left marks on the boy. Like the supposed kata injuries that covered for his actual abuse of him last time, there was nothing like the kata exercises to cover Xani if he did leave marks at least while they were on the ship..
The promise of punishment left Obi-Wan devastated. He knew what Xani said, he meant.
Things went well on the last leg of the journey. Obi-Wan stayed to himself and did not offer any more opinions on the Hutt's situation. Qui-Gon noticed how silent and withdrawn Obi-Wan had become over the last three days of the journey, but chose to ignore it. He reasoned that at least Xanatos was not showing any abusive behavior toward the little boy. To Jinn that bolstered his opinion of Xani. He still thought Xanatos must have a good reason for being such a disciplinarian with the child. Qui-Gon still could not decipher the mystery of what Bruck had said, but that was slowly going to the back of his mind in favor once again of getting Xanatos successfully through this test and making full knighthood. The only thing that Jinn was beginning to become more aware of was that he was not at all sure now he wanted to take Bruck as his padawan.
In some aspects of this mission Jinn was beginning to think more clearly and Bruck was one of those "aspects". It was just that he still refused to see any wrongdoing when it came to Xanatos.
It was on the second day of intensive talks with the Hutt's that Xanatos again began to take his anger of being forced into this mission on Obi-Wan.
Last-meal was finished and both padawan hopefuls were put in the little kitchen to clean up. It started simply when Obi-Wan accidentily broke a plate.
Xanatos called the little initiaiate out to the living area where Jinn was working on the computer terminal on some ideas he had for the Hutts. At first Jinn paid little attention to his former apprentice and Obi-Wan.
It was only after Knight Xanatos voice became an almost shout, as he reprimanded the boy, did Jinn glance up to closely watch what was going on.
Xanatos gripped Obi-Wan by the arm and was literally shaking him.
"I asked you a question and I want an answer. I do not want that "stop and stutter start speech" you like to throw my way when you want to pretend you are upset. I will show you what being upset is if I do not get an answer and right now. Do you understand?"
Obi-Wan was not able to get a word out and Master Jinn could feel that turmoil in the boy as he struggled to speak. Once he realized the words were just not going to come to him he made a most fatal mistake, he nodded yes to Knight Xanatos' answer. No padawan should ever answer their master with only a nod and Obi-Wan knew that. It was just that he could not get his words to form.
Jinn could see the anger on "Xani's" face.
It was as if Qui-Gon knew that Xanatos planned to do something that would include hurting the child in some way.
Things seemed to happened in slow motion but in reality it did not. Qui-Gon rose from the computer terminal as he tried to reach Obi-Wan. It was a warning sent through the force to him. It seemed imperative for him at the time to protect the child, //but from what?// Qui-Gon was too late to stop "Xani's assault of the little initiate.
Xanatos who still had a grip on the child by his arms used what little force he had to push the child all the way a crossed the room where with a sharp thud. Initiate Kenobi hit the wall and crumbled unconscious to the floor……..
PEACE ewen