He had sensed a disturbance in the Force from a distance and witnessed most of the battle before he reached her. Seeing someone wielding a lightsaber all the way out here was particularly intriguing. He used a technique he'd perfected to frighten the Sand People away so that he could assist the woman who now lay unconscious in the sand.

He reached her and knelt down checking her wounds. She was still alive but had sustained quite a beating. Almost immediately he realized he knew her. It was Bail's sister, Princess Amira Organa. He carefully picked her up and carried her to the speeder, powered it up and drove to his dwelling.

Consciousness was returning. She blinked and tried to open her eyes. Pain shot through her head and she immediately shut them again. The voice was calm the accent was definitely from Coruscant, "You've a nasty bump on the head, open your eyes slowly." She did as he said and saw the blurry image of a bearded face slowly come into focus. She whispered, "General Kenobi? Am I glad to see you."

Immediately he asked her, "What in blazes are you doing out here your highness; this is no place to be traveling alone.", "Bail sent me, he has information for you." He shook his head, "Is he out of his mind, why you?" She replied, "He trusts no one else."

She tried to sit up but immediately regretted it. Nausea and dizziness overtook her. He gentlyguided her back down onto the bed,"Easy now, don't make sudden movements. More than likely you have sustained a concussion." She did as he said and relaxed into the pillow closing her eyes and letting the waves of dizziness subside.

He swabbed a cut over her eye. His touch was gentle and soothing. She opened her eyes again and focused on his face, "Leia is well and happy." He did not answer her but continued to treat her wounds. She continued, "I have a data chip, it contains information about a battle station the Empire is building with deadly capabilities."

Obi-Wan still did not speak. Aggravated she asked, "Did you hear what I said?" He dressed the wound on her head, "I heard you.", "Don't you care?" He shook his head, "It is no longer my concern." She pressed him, "How can you say that? You lived for the preservation of the Republic. You fought for it. Your whole life was spent defending it."

He stood up and walked away from her, "You are correct. I spent my whole life defending the Republic. Despite my efforts, despite all the efforts of the Jedi for the last thousand years, the Republic is dead. Most of the Jedi are dead. I failed your highness."

She sat up slowly and said, "There are still many of us willing to fight. My brother risked a great deal getting this information." He responded quietly, "I am retired. I do not wish to be involved in your rebellion."

She sighed heavily, "Then I came all the way here for nothing, I risked my life and risked alerting the Empire to my family's efforts for nothing." He replied, "I am sorry but I am afraid you have."

She swung her legs off the bed and stood up quickly. Dizziness assaulted her so she put her hand against the wall to steady herself. He walked quickly back towards her, "What do you think you are doing?" She replied, "I've made a mistake coming here, I must go home, I cannot risk this information getting compromised I must return it to Alderaan." He cautioned, "You are in no condition to go anywhere."

She took a step and her legs crumpled. He was at her side in a second supporting her and helping her back to the bed. As she lay down she could not stop the tears that slipped down her face, embarrassed that he would see her cry she turned her head and said, "Leave me alone." He hesitated wanting to say something to ease her despair but her voice came again in a whisper, "Please leave." He turned and left the room quietly.