Obi Wan woke with tubes in his arms and an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose. He stared up with wide eyes at Qui Gon.
Qui Gon stood when he saw the boy's eyes open He rested his hand on his forehead. The fever was fading. That was a relief.
Obi Wan's eyes studied him for a long moment, then his hand came up and pulled the oxygen mask away.
Qui Gon started to put it back on but Obi Wan waved his hand away. "H-How…" he began, his voice barely above a whisper.
"Don't try to speak," said Qui Gon as he removed his hand. "You've had a bad fever but I've taken care of it," he said gently. "Your wounds turned out to be worse than what the medics could handle.
The door flew open and Leila hurried in, still pulling on her robe. "I sensed a change…" Her words stopped when she saw Obi Wan's eyes open. "Obi Wan!" she said in delight.
Qui Gon caught her as she ran past him. He smiled. "Be careful, Leila. He's not completely well yet."
"Obi Wan, how dare you try and fight a Hutt without!" exploded Leila. She stamped her small foot down. "What a foolish thing to do!"
Obi Wan sighed. "I'm sorry."
Leila's face blossomed into a beautiful smile. "Oh, but I am glad you're okay."
Obi Wan's eyes went to Qui Gon's. Then he looked at Leila. "How did you end up here?"
"I'm on my way to Bandomeer as well. I'm on a mission for the Galactic Senate." Qui Gon looked at Leila. "Go and get him so water."
She smiled at Obi Wan once more and then slipped from the room.