~~31~~
"There ain't been no Jedi around here but you, now get out of here!" Owen Lars said. Lin San and Yenshu had walked over to his moisture farm to see if Tzadik and Lllyana had been there.
"Thank you for your time then." Lin San said with a bow. They walked away and headed back towards home. "Well, I wonder where they could be then." she said to Yenshu.
"Maybe they went back to the house." Yenshu suggested. "Let's head back and maybe we will spot them." Lin San agreed with a shrug.
They walked in silence. Each was thinking of different things. Yenshu was worried about Obi-Wan and Xanatos. "What is going to come of this? What will I do when it comes to a battle? Should I protect the one I love or my mentor? I don't know what I will do! Maybe I should ask Lin San. She might be able to help me."
Lin San was thinking of Obi-Wan and their past. "We were so close then. What happened? And now that we can come together, we are being watched by other Jedi that look up to us. What should we do? It is obvious that he still cares for me, and I for him, but I don't know what to do. What will become of us? Should I ask Yenshu? She might be able to shed light on the situation." Lin San stopped walking and turned to Yenshu. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"Actually, I was just gonna ask you the same thing." Yenshu said. They sat under a cliff overhang in the shade and began talking.
"Ok, why don't you start Yenshu?" Lin San suggested.
Yenshu reluctantly agreed and after a deep breath, she began. "Well, ya see, it's like this. In the temple, before I was a Padawan, I fell in love. Now, I know it is against the order, but I can't help my emotions. I confronted him and he felt the same for me."
"Well, why is that bad? Who was it?" Lin San asked when Yenshu didn't continue.
"Well, that's the problem. It was Xanatos." When she said this, Lin San's jaw dropped. "I know. My problem is that I know Obi-Wan and Xanatos are going to fight eventually and I don't know what to do when that happens. I love Xanatos still and I don't want him hurt and I hated fighting him before, but Obi-Wan was my master and he was like a father to me, still is. I am just so conflicted. My father or my love? I don't know who to choose." Yenshu ended despairingly.
After thinking for a moment, Lin San said, "Yenshu, nobody can make that choice but you. You have to choose between the two. You know what Xanatos has become and if you turn against Obi-Wan in the battle, then you are joining with him. If you fight with Obi-Wan, then you will have to fight against Xanatos and you may have to injure him, maybe even kill him. It is difficult, but it is the difference between the light and dark sides of the Force. There is no other advice I could give you."
"That's kinda what I figured and that is kinda the answer that I was expecting. But, enough of me, what did you want to talk about?" Yenshu said, glad to change the subject.
"Well, ironically, it is about Obi-Wan as well." Lin San began. "Obi-Wan and I had worked together before, actually we were trying to get Xanatos. I had a Padawan, Danel, and he still had Anakin. We became good friends in that time and after that, we fell in love. We decided that we should no longer see each other because it was against the order. We hadn't seen each other until I came here and we began this mission. Seeing him again was hard. I thought that I no longer had feelings for him, but I found that I do. I know he feels the same, I just don't know if we should have a relationship. We are the Jedi now, and if we break the code, then others will too."
"Well, sorry to say that my advice is much like that that you gave me. You must decide for yourself. If you and Obi-Wan pursue the relationship, then the Jedi that follow you will want to do the same. If you don't, then you and Obi-Wan will forever be deprived of that which you always wanted. You must choose for yourself, just as he must for himself." Yenshu offered.
"Hey, it's kinda what I expected to hear from you too." Lin San said with a disappointed laugh.
As she finished her sentence, Alexi came running up to them frantically. "Masters! Masters! I am so happy that I found you!" he yelled.
"Alexi, what is it? Is something wrong?" Yenshu asked now sounding very concerned.
"It is Master Kenobi! He found Xanatos and he is about to take him on alone! He wouldn't let me come so I decided to come and find you and we have to hurry!" Alexi rambled.
"Whoa! Calm down. Obi-Wan is about to face Xanatos on his own?" Lin San asked, trying to make sense of what Alexi blurted out a second ago.
"Yes. He is about to face him and I was going to help him but he told me to leave so I tried to find you and you weren't at the house so I started walking, well, running actually, towards Luke's house to see if you were over there and here you are so now we need to hurry." Alexi said quickly.
"Wow. That was a very long sentence. We'll work on your grammar after we save my master. Let's go. Alexi, lead the way." Yenshu said. All of them started running towards the spot that Obi-Wan was last seen.
"There ain't been no Jedi around here but you, now get out of here!" Owen Lars said. Lin San and Yenshu had walked over to his moisture farm to see if Tzadik and Lllyana had been there.
"Thank you for your time then." Lin San said with a bow. They walked away and headed back towards home. "Well, I wonder where they could be then." she said to Yenshu.
"Maybe they went back to the house." Yenshu suggested. "Let's head back and maybe we will spot them." Lin San agreed with a shrug.
They walked in silence. Each was thinking of different things. Yenshu was worried about Obi-Wan and Xanatos. "What is going to come of this? What will I do when it comes to a battle? Should I protect the one I love or my mentor? I don't know what I will do! Maybe I should ask Lin San. She might be able to help me."
Lin San was thinking of Obi-Wan and their past. "We were so close then. What happened? And now that we can come together, we are being watched by other Jedi that look up to us. What should we do? It is obvious that he still cares for me, and I for him, but I don't know what to do. What will become of us? Should I ask Yenshu? She might be able to shed light on the situation." Lin San stopped walking and turned to Yenshu. "Can we talk?" she asked.
"Actually, I was just gonna ask you the same thing." Yenshu said. They sat under a cliff overhang in the shade and began talking.
"Ok, why don't you start Yenshu?" Lin San suggested.
Yenshu reluctantly agreed and after a deep breath, she began. "Well, ya see, it's like this. In the temple, before I was a Padawan, I fell in love. Now, I know it is against the order, but I can't help my emotions. I confronted him and he felt the same for me."
"Well, why is that bad? Who was it?" Lin San asked when Yenshu didn't continue.
"Well, that's the problem. It was Xanatos." When she said this, Lin San's jaw dropped. "I know. My problem is that I know Obi-Wan and Xanatos are going to fight eventually and I don't know what to do when that happens. I love Xanatos still and I don't want him hurt and I hated fighting him before, but Obi-Wan was my master and he was like a father to me, still is. I am just so conflicted. My father or my love? I don't know who to choose." Yenshu ended despairingly.
After thinking for a moment, Lin San said, "Yenshu, nobody can make that choice but you. You have to choose between the two. You know what Xanatos has become and if you turn against Obi-Wan in the battle, then you are joining with him. If you fight with Obi-Wan, then you will have to fight against Xanatos and you may have to injure him, maybe even kill him. It is difficult, but it is the difference between the light and dark sides of the Force. There is no other advice I could give you."
"That's kinda what I figured and that is kinda the answer that I was expecting. But, enough of me, what did you want to talk about?" Yenshu said, glad to change the subject.
"Well, ironically, it is about Obi-Wan as well." Lin San began. "Obi-Wan and I had worked together before, actually we were trying to get Xanatos. I had a Padawan, Danel, and he still had Anakin. We became good friends in that time and after that, we fell in love. We decided that we should no longer see each other because it was against the order. We hadn't seen each other until I came here and we began this mission. Seeing him again was hard. I thought that I no longer had feelings for him, but I found that I do. I know he feels the same, I just don't know if we should have a relationship. We are the Jedi now, and if we break the code, then others will too."
"Well, sorry to say that my advice is much like that that you gave me. You must decide for yourself. If you and Obi-Wan pursue the relationship, then the Jedi that follow you will want to do the same. If you don't, then you and Obi-Wan will forever be deprived of that which you always wanted. You must choose for yourself, just as he must for himself." Yenshu offered.
"Hey, it's kinda what I expected to hear from you too." Lin San said with a disappointed laugh.
As she finished her sentence, Alexi came running up to them frantically. "Masters! Masters! I am so happy that I found you!" he yelled.
"Alexi, what is it? Is something wrong?" Yenshu asked now sounding very concerned.
"It is Master Kenobi! He found Xanatos and he is about to take him on alone! He wouldn't let me come so I decided to come and find you and we have to hurry!" Alexi rambled.
"Whoa! Calm down. Obi-Wan is about to face Xanatos on his own?" Lin San asked, trying to make sense of what Alexi blurted out a second ago.
"Yes. He is about to face him and I was going to help him but he told me to leave so I tried to find you and you weren't at the house so I started walking, well, running actually, towards Luke's house to see if you were over there and here you are so now we need to hurry." Alexi said quickly.
"Wow. That was a very long sentence. We'll work on your grammar after we save my master. Let's go. Alexi, lead the way." Yenshu said. All of them started running towards the spot that Obi-Wan was last seen.