Once outside the Council Chambers, Obi-Wan removed his hood and looked at Qui-Gon. "So, here we go again," he muttered briefly.

"How long have you been a Knight?" Qui-Gon asked, changing the subject.

"Two weeks."

"That long, huh?" asked the Jedi Master sarcastically.

Obi-Wan allowed himself a small grin. "I've been in training for two years. This is the first time I've ever been permitted to come this far down into the Temple."

"Who trained you?" asked Qui-Gon, feeling a surprising twinge of jealousy pass by him.

"The entire Council. They rotated on a daily basis."

Qui-Gon was impressed. The Council had obviously gone to great lengths to make sure that Obi-Wan's existence within the Temple went unnoticed.

"So you've been isolated, all this time."

"Yes."

"And now we're going to Melida/Daan." remarked Qui-Gon. He laughed at the irony of it.

"Wouldn't you know that on my first assignment, they not only give me a companion, but they also send me to Melida/Daan?"

"Sounds like Master Yoda."

Obi-Wan pulled up his hood as the two Jedi stepped out of the Council waiting area. Although he knew for sure that word of his existence would spread rapidly throughout the Temple in the next few days, he didn't really feel like being accosted by his former friends at the moment.

"Always pulling that hood up, aren't you, Obi-Wan?"

Obi-Wan sighed. "It seems like I'm always in hiding."