Ken woke up with a start early the next morning. Someone was searching for
him. Trying to get through. The leader reached out with the Force until he
could feel the intruder's mind. He tried to break through the mental
shields, but he couldn't. Before he knew what had happened, the intruder
was gone. Ken sat awake in wonder. Was it a dream? A nightmare? He went
into a deep meditative trance, trying to get to the bottom of his vision.
But no answer came.
That day, Qui-Gon had some work to do. He contacted the Council and told them of his position, cleverly leaving out Ken and his control of the Force. Qui-Gon thought that the man was in some type of hiding, and he wanted to find out the mystery behind the man himself. The Council instructed Qui-Gon to check out the Prince, just to be certain, and to capture him if at all possible. He was to bring the man to Coruscant for questioning. "Yes, Master," Qui-Gon said as he closed the hologram. There were still many unanswered questions.
When Anakin was asleep and the city went quiet, Qui-Gon left the palace for the warehouse. He brought his mental barriers up to maximum so that Ken would not sense his presence. It was important that Qui-Gon caught the other man off-guard. He dropped through a small hole in the roof stealthily, and he was certain that Ken did not know he was there. The man seemed too familiar for Qui-Gon's liking. Something inside him pushed him toward uncovering the truth. Ken's door was open. What luck. The man was sleeping uncomfortably on his sleep-couch, clearly disturbed by something. In his flustered sleep, the cloak that seemed to be a constant companion had fallen off his head. Qui- Gon looked into the face of the sleeping man, the familiarity hitting him like a lightsaber hilt to the side of his head. The ginger hair, now grown long. The boyish face behind the beard. The radiant ebb of the force. ..And those blue-green eyes.
Obi-Wan.
That day, Qui-Gon had some work to do. He contacted the Council and told them of his position, cleverly leaving out Ken and his control of the Force. Qui-Gon thought that the man was in some type of hiding, and he wanted to find out the mystery behind the man himself. The Council instructed Qui-Gon to check out the Prince, just to be certain, and to capture him if at all possible. He was to bring the man to Coruscant for questioning. "Yes, Master," Qui-Gon said as he closed the hologram. There were still many unanswered questions.
When Anakin was asleep and the city went quiet, Qui-Gon left the palace for the warehouse. He brought his mental barriers up to maximum so that Ken would not sense his presence. It was important that Qui-Gon caught the other man off-guard. He dropped through a small hole in the roof stealthily, and he was certain that Ken did not know he was there. The man seemed too familiar for Qui-Gon's liking. Something inside him pushed him toward uncovering the truth. Ken's door was open. What luck. The man was sleeping uncomfortably on his sleep-couch, clearly disturbed by something. In his flustered sleep, the cloak that seemed to be a constant companion had fallen off his head. Qui- Gon looked into the face of the sleeping man, the familiarity hitting him like a lightsaber hilt to the side of his head. The ginger hair, now grown long. The boyish face behind the beard. The radiant ebb of the force. ..And those blue-green eyes.
Obi-Wan.