He couldn't forget what had happened. The healer seemed to need an eternity to get to the council chamber. And as they had finally been there, they had pushed him away, put Danielle on a stretcher and told the council, that they would inform them if they were going to find out something. They refused his request to stay by the girl.

Beyond that, the council had released them and Obi-Wan and his master had retroverted to their quarters.

After several hours of silentness, Qui-Gon had come in his room.

"Come along."

That was the only thing, what his master had said to him, after the incident in the council chambers.

He had complied to the command and now they were going through the giant halls of the temple. Although it was in Obi-Wan`s nature to be curiously, in that moment he didn't care a lot where they were heading. The only thing what distressed him, was the silence of the older man. And although silentness had never been a bad thing between them, he couldn't have felt more uneasy. He feared, that his not reconsidered action, had disappointed his master.

He watched the older man, who walked one step before him, covertly. And as he wanted to cheque his masters emotions through their shared bond, he only hit on strong shields.

*That's not good*, he thought for himself and sighed inwardly.

"Why did you reach out for her?"

Obi-Wan was surprised by the question. And although it was asked in an neutral tone, he stammered with a frown: "I…I don't know, master."

Qui-Gon stopped, so he could watch straight at his apprentice.

Obi-Wan looked musingly on the floor for a moment, then back to Qui-Gon.

"It…it just felt right. I'm sorry. I should have think over it at first."

Qui-Gon watched him, obliviously in thoughts. Then he resumed his walk beside his apprentice.

"It's alright. I just can't remember, that you ever put your trust in someone, you hardly met a few moments before."

"But I did, master."

"Oh really?", the tall man stopped again and looked at him with a curious gaze. "Whom?"

Obi-Wan blushed slightly and embarrassedly. "You," he answered.

Then he sensed the shield of his master sink. Qui-Gon smiled slightly and put his hand on Obi-Wan`s shoulder.

"What did you found?", he asked his Padawan, as he anew resumed his walk.

"Oh, you wont believe it!", Obi-Wan answered, excitedly like a little boy in a toyshop. "I saw a light, as brightly and purely…I don't know how to describe it…it was like…like…a newborn star."

The smile on the masters face became bigger about the childish and innocent excitement.

"I've never seen such a thing before, master," he added, as he calmed himself a bit. "Oh, I wonder how she is. Whether the healers already know the reason for her condition?"

"Well, lets asked them!", Qui-Gon answered.

And as Obi-Wan looked before himself, he realized, that they had headed to the healers ward.



To be continued.