another chapter without an eight months delay, dang i've outdone myself. jokes aside, thanks for sticking with the story and hope you'll enjoy!

and to the guest review, yes he is, you'll have to wait a bit more to see him in action tho :p (and thanks for your review!)

Striding past his men, Anakin had overheard them talking and couldn't have helped a sliver of pride to pierce through his worry. Obi-Wan had once again proved the extent of his skills. Not only did he escape, he predicted Anakin's move.

Now glancing down at the youngling sitting across him, the Jedi allowed a shadow of a smile to bloom on his face. Obi-Wan's ability to read people really did serve him well. Even Anakin who barely met the girl could tell she was a good kid, and as she narrated how she found herself entrusted with such an important task, the Jedi felt relieved to hear her describe Obi-Wan in seemingly good shape.

He would have to wait to find his lover to know who went after him and what happened between the attack and his encounter with little Krolia but the lack of serious or gruesome battle scars in her story lifted a weight off his shoulders.

"And so he said I'd need to have this or you wouldn't believe me," she concluded, finger pointed toward the necklace resting in his palm.

"He was right, both about the necklace and about trusting you," smiled the Jedi before putting the item around his neck.

Standing up, he gently patted Krolia's head before addressing Cody and Rex who had been diligently listening to the girl.

"We need to be out of here by tomorrow. I'll go get Obi-Wan with Krolia's directions, you two make sure she goes back home safe and that we're all ready to go when we come back. It's only a matter of time before the Council gets involved and we still don't know who's after Obi-Wan."

Nodding at the order, the troopers assured the Jedi they had it covered.

Kneeling in front of Krolia, to be at her level, Anakin locked eyes with the purple orbs staring back at him.

"Thank you, Krolia. You've been very brave, Obi-Wan and I won't forget what you did to help."

Pouting, she looked ready to stomp her foot.

"But I wanna come with you," she complained. "I know how to get there, and it'll be faster than using directions. Let me come with you!"

"It's too dangerous," tried to protest the Jedi but she cut him off. "You wouldn't even know where to look if it wasn't for me! And he's nice! I want to help! I promise I'll go home after you find him!"

Inwardly wincing, Anakin glanced at the troopers who merely shrugged back, unwilling to take part in the decision.

Glancing back her way and felt his resolve crumble seeing the determination on her face.

"Alright fine," he sighed in defeat as he stood back up, "But you do exactly as I say, and if I say run you run, okay?"

Excitedly nodding, she grasped his hand and tugged him toward the exit with a surprisingly strong grip for someone her size, making him trip in the process.

Parting ways with Cody and Rex, the Jedi addressed them a short nod before letting Krolia drag him to where his lover had been hiding.

i'll be honest even i got a bit confused when i started writing this chapter because the last one took so many leaps forward in time that for a moment i didn't know between which scenes i had to write. But i figured it out (sorta) and it's also why i'm taking it slower, i think the next chapters are also gonna be scenes that happen in between each of the time leaps happening in chapter 11.

also i did name the girl Krolia because i watched Voltron and i sorta pictured her purple so boom, Krolia

hope you liked the chapter and hopefully see you soon with more!

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xoxo