Cradle to Grave

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36-40 are "possible" AU drabbles...

46, bell

The bells of mourning resonated beneath Obi-Wan's skin. He made the pilgrimage to the tower because he had struggled for days in vain to give his emotions to the Force.

Perhaps there, he might find a sense of peace that would persuade them to leave him.

He did not find his peace. He found something else. At the base of the tower, pulling on the rope was Asajj Ventress, her distinctive skull hidden beneath a cowl, but her even more distinctive aura a clarion call in the Force.

At once, his hand flew to his weapon. She laughed and vanished.

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