Qui Gon realized he had been wrong. Although it sometimes took him too long to come to that conclusion, once he did, he acted swiftly.
He activated him comlink and sent a message to Obi Wan. Usually the boy answered immediately. But ten minuets passed and Qui Gon's heart began sinking.
Suddenly, he heard voices in the hall. His head came up. he heard a voice that brought relief to his heart. Leila.
The door burst open and Leila came in. She was covered with dust and her eyes where dark. The sleeve of her robe was torn.
"Leila…"
"They took Obi Wan."
Qui Gon absorbed the news. "Are you alright?" he asked quietly.
"I am fine, obviously." Leila's voice was tight with anger and worry. "It was Xanatos. We fought."
"You fought Xanatos?"
"Yes. And I left him with one hell of a headache to remember me by."
"Where did they take Obi Wan?"
"I don't know."
"Was he consciousness?"
Leila's throat grew tight. "No," she whispered.
Qui Gon's heart twisted at the worry and fear in her voice. He had heard from SonTag that Xanatos had returned from his little trip.
"What are we going to do?"
"First, we're going to see Xanatos." Qui Gon's eyes landed on her neck. "What the hell is that?" he asked. He was becoming very angry. Xanatos had been a fool to even begin messing with him. But when he went the round about way…that made Qui Gon very angry indeed.
"A bomb," snapped Leila. She was worn out and angry as well.
Qui Gon gawked at her. "A bomb? Why are you wearing it around you neck!" he thundered.
"For the fun of it!" Leila dug the transmitter out of her pocket. "Here's the transmitter. I have no idea how to get it off. And I don't have the time to debate about it. where is he?"
Qui Gon pushed the thoughts of the bomb around his daughter's neck out of his mind for the second. Yoda had told him not to confront Xanatos directly. But that was before he knew that Obi Wan had been kidnapped and a bomb strapped around Leila's neck. The rules of the game had changed drastically. Of course, he could contact Yoda with an undated and wait for the Council's instructions. But he wouldn't, he was tired of being played with. This wasn't just a game now. Xanatos was daring him, taunting him,. daring him to risk an on confrontation. And now…he had involved Obi Wan. "Let's go."