Cradle to Grave
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A/N: 71-75 is part of an AU set with Obi-Wan as a shop-keeper on Tatooine.
75, restless
Night had long fallen in the Merchant's Quarters. In one house, supper sat cold and untouched on the table.
Its sole occupant was wearing the sandy floor thin with pacing.
Where are you, Kenobi?
No-one had seen him since he closed the store, walking away with a strange man.
A visit to the bar? But he had never returned this late. A distraction, perhaps? Her lips tightened in anger then she dismissed the thought.
An… ambush?
The last glow-lamp went off with a sharp hiss and she jumped. Swearing, she re-lit it, shaking so badly that she nearly burnt herself.
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