Authors Note: First of the Master's Musings interlude's... these're just short interludes for uh, plot purposes /wink/ that i've yet to completely decide on :D
Disclaimer: Read the first chappy legal peeps. Too lazy to repeat :)

Review Thank Yous & Replies...
Princess-Kinky: I have 1-3 of JA, but none of JQ... heehee let's see how Anakin turns out with Qui-Gon's influence over Obi-Wans.. here's the going on!
Aida: Hay you never know, Qui might have his reasons! You never know... depends on how cruel i'm feeling. Either way it should be muchos pathos
Peggy Schultz: wonder if you are right, I do. Well, okay, i don't wonder since i wrote the plot ;) But you don't know what it says Hehee Ani is annoying. The whole universe got screwed up by a kid that says "Yipeeeeee" waaay to often! How bizarre is that!
Darienetta Stoke: Did you just compare me to an eight year old? LMAO! Well here's more... and HP, well. Yeah. I have HP-BOB blockage :(
Snow-Glory: you like? that's what i like to hear! I'm really getting into the writing of it too so it's all good ;)

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Chapter Five: Of a Master's Musings .I.

It was the earlier hours of the day cycle, but the Jedi Temple was already awakening. Mace Windu and Yoda sat in the Council Chambers, where even the earliest fingers of dawn were only just beginning to creep through the high windows.
"Do you believe that Knight Kenobi is ready to take a Padawan?"

"Ready, he is. Question that, I do not."

"What is it you question? He was willing to defy us to carry out Qui-Gon's wish."

"Hm. Desperate, he was, please his Master, he wished." Yoda tapped his stick on the chair, "Talk of that, we will not. Chosen One is ready, realisation of that, he needs."

Windu leant forward; sometimes Yoda spoke in riddles that even he didn't understand.
"Skywalker is still young, his teachers say he is impulsive, emotional -he is ready for nothing. Qui-Gon is a good Master but Skywalker still needs much guidance." But despite his words, he searched the Force to see if he could decipher the older Jedi's words, if Skywalker had progressed further than he knew. Instead he found another answer.
"You are not speaking of Padawan Skywalker."

"Guide many actions, the Force does." His voice was low and he left the chair with practised grace to stare through a nearby window. "Clouded with darkness, our futures are. Seeping though everything, it is."

"As it has for many years, as it increases our numbers decrease, we know this Master. Our numbers have never been so low and we have never been so needed."

"Work of Sith, this is. Fear Obi-Wan killed Apprentice, I do. Spreading his influence, the Master is."

Windu stood behind Yoda, watching the sun glint off of the surrounding buildings -there wasn't a trace of the storm left from last night. "This is the beginning of the battle."

"Afford to loose this, we cannot."

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Post A/N: /giggles/ i've just got 5 exams left now! That means i start work again, aw man :(. Anyway, next chapter "Of Tugging" is getting there... written about four pages and it's coming along nicely... will be here soon. Ish. I got a lotta fics on the go but this is my favourite! Please Review!