Three agonizing days of waiting and feeling helpless passed by slower than I thought time capable of moving. Although the Temple was filled with thousands of incredibly beautiful and meditative rooms, it was hard to appreciate them with the fate of the galaxy potentially hanging over my head. If all went as it should, the Jedi pair would be returning from their detour to Tatooine any time now, with Anakin in tow.

That particular day I had decided to explore the enormous cavern of a room that was known as The Room of a Thousand Fountains. It certainly lived up to its name; fountains, waterfalls, and ponds filled the gargantuan room with the calming sound of rushing water. I was sitting on a stone bench beside a particularly beautiful waterfall, thinking over my choices on what to tell the Jedi before they had embarked on their mission.

I had decided to tell them nothing of Anakin's future, only that he would become a very powerful Jedi one day, but would need a little…adjustment in his training if he was to be completely successful. There would be time for the rest of the story later, if I proved myself with this final test.

I suppose I could have simply told them not to free Anakin at all, but I knew Qui-Gon would never go for that. Besides, I believed that the Jedi prophecy was true to some degree. Anakin could destroy the evil of the galaxy, if he wasn't tempted to join them instead.

"This room has lost more people to thought that I care to imagine."

I jumped at the sudden voice behind me, whirling to find Obi-Wan standing at the edge of a pond.

"Oh! You're back!" I said, leaping up from the bench to face him. "How did it go?" I asked slowly, unable to read his expression.

He waited a moment before speaking. "You...were right. About everything," he began, slowly turning to face me. "All that you said about the Trade Federation seems…incredibly plausible with recent events. And with Anakin…over twenty thousand…" He trailed off, the fountains losing him in thought as well.

"So I guess the Council will finally trust me now, right?" I asked.

Obi-Wan nodded. "I don't see why they wouldn't. It would be incredibly foolish of them not to make good use of what you have to tell them. They want to see you when you have a minute."

I smiled slightly, turning back to the waterfall. A few moments passed before he spoke again.

"You didn't tell us everything about Anakin." It wasn't a question.

I sighed. "No. I couldn't. And I still can't," I said, facing him. "I really should tell the Council the whole story before I say anything else. I don't want to have to be selective with what I say any longer."

Obi-Wan nodded. "Can you just tell me one thing?"

"If I can."

"Is he…Is Anakin dangerous?"

"You're convinced he is, aren't you?"

The Jedi pursed his lips. "And Qui-Gon is convinced otherwise."

"Well," I said, walking around him to head for the exit. "You're both right. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to see the Council."

I heard him call after me, no doubt to get me to tell him something more concrete, but I didn't turn around.