Siri was having no luck in finding her padawan. She knew where Ferus enjoyed going while given time outside the temple and so she decided these would be the places to search. She took the sites to the north and east of the temple, while Obi-Wan took the south and west sites.

She hoped they found Ferus soon. She didn't know what she would do when they found Ferus, but he was probably going to regret it. Unless he bored her to tears with another long apology, but right now she was too angry at him to let get away with that.

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Obi-Wan had been searching now for about an hour and he hadn't heard from Siri yet if she'd found Ferus. He hoped that it would be her to find him, since he wasn't too sure how he would deal with Ferus. What was he to do? What was he to say?

Tired of searching the places that Siri had pointed out, Obi-Wan decided to take a short break and take a walk through a small park near the last coffee shop he was looking in.

The park was able to calm his nerves a bit, and he found himself wandering through the entirety of the park. He almost didn't notice the person sitting on a bench near a small fountain.

Ferus was just staring into the splashing water, and didn't take any notice when Obi-Wan sat down next to him.

Without turning to look at Obi-Wan, Ferus asked, "My master is furious, isn't she?"

"She's more worried than angry. This isn't like you Ferus."

Ferus turned to face Obi-Wan, "I've just screwed up so many times today, I don't know if I can face my master when I finally go back."

Obi-Wan felt sorry for Ferus. Ferus was the padawan who would not stray from the book, he followed every letter. It was easy to understand that now that he had veered away from it, he was lost. Obi-Wan knew that Siri rarely even glanced at the proverbial book and she was often exasperated at Ferus's attitude.

"Ferus," Obi-Wan began, "this isn't the end of the world."

"You know," Ferus interrupted, "that's exactly what my master said."

"Well, you should listen to her. I know that Siri is quite un-orthodox, maybe a little too much, but she means well and wants you to go on and become a great knight."

"But with all I've done recently, what will she think of me?" Ferus wondered.

This is what it was all about, Obi-Wan thought, he is afraid he disappointed Siri.

"Ferus, I know you're worried about what Siri thinks, but she knows you're not perfect. She knows how hard to try, and that makes her proud of you. You couldn't disappoint her."

Ferus smiled. It was a simple action but Obi-Wan knew that Ferus was beginning to come to terms with what he had done.

Obi-Wan put his hand on Ferus' shoulder and both men stood up. "Let's get back to the temple and find Siri before she kills us both." They both had a little laugh as they began the walk back the temple.

Before they were able to make it back to the temple, they found themselves caught in a pouring rain. By the time they made it back to temple they were both soaked to the bone.