Obi-Wan Kenobi had to refrain from cheering when the messenger interrupted Senator Organa.

"Master Kenobi, I have a message for you from Master Nu," said the young Jedi student. "She wishes to see you in the archive's room as soon as possible."

Although sure that Jocasta Nu's need for him could wait until after his briefing by the senator from Alderaan, Bail Organa, Obi-Wan was far too bored by the senator's repetitious briefing on the state of the Republic and the on-going Clone Wars to forego a chance to escape. Rising from his seat at the table he joined the young man at the door to the council chamber.

"Senator, if you'll pardon me? Master Nu must need my assistance badly for her to have interrupted such an important meeting." He barely glanced at the message the young man carried and added, " Please continue without me," before he bowed slightly and walked out the door.

After dismissing the messenger Obi-Wan read Master Nu's message. It revealed little more than the messenger. It simply requested he come to the archives as soon as he could. He knew full well she hadn't meant for him to leave an important meeting to respond but Obi-Wan had heard far too much of Bail Organa's voice in the months since the start of the Clone Wars. Any chance to escape and do something else was an offer he could not refuse.

When Obi-Wan walked into the archive's room he wasn't surprised to find Jocasta Nu standing behind a rather frightened looking student. Although she looked like a frail woman Master Nu was anything but and the Jedi archives she protected were her life.

Looking up at him as he walked toward her, Jocasta gestured for him to follow her to an area of the archives away from the others in the room.

"Master Kenobi, I'm glad you could come so quickly."

"I simply had to Master Nu. Your message implied it was of some importance."

"Perhaps not to other Jedi, but to those of us interested in Jedi lore yes it is rather important. A holocron has been found."

Knowing the scarcity with which the small metal cubes turned up, Obi- Wan was not a bit surprised at how seriously she took this news. The small devices were used to store information and lore important to the Jedi Knights. Many of the holocrons were in the archives but occasionally one would turn up out of the blue. Some of them were ancient and valuable.

"I want you to retrieve the holocron for me, Mater Kenobi."