Obi-Wan waited outside while Chae'la went in to see the council. All of them looked very serious, no one was smiling, not even Yoda. Chae'la tried her hardest not to turn silver and to remain my calm gold. That was one thing she hated about being a Firrerreo, her emotions were plain for everyone to see. It was very hard to keep gold sometimes.
"Decided we have, that the chosen one must be found. But uncertain are we whether you are to be a Jedi. Under probation you are. To Tatooine you shall go with Eeth Koth as your watcher," Master Yaddle told her with definitely.
"Masters, may I request that Master Jinn and padawan Kenobi accompany us? The fates of all three of them are very closely intertwined. It would be wrong were Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan not the ones to find the boy."
The masters looked at one another and conferred briefly amongst themselves.
"Go with you, the master padawan team will," Yoda announced.
Obi-Wan wasn't quite sure whether he was happy about this mission or not. He hadn't had any down time from his last mission but the council was very adamant that he and Qui-Gon go with Chae'la to get this force sensitive child.
Before leaving the Temple Qui-Gon had insisted that Chae'la be armed. She refused to use a lightsaber so they went to the temple arsenal so see what else she could use. She decided on a double-sided Halberd, which was common among the Witches of Dathomir. Chae'la got a strap to tie it to her back. She had gotten new clothes since Obi-Wan had last seen her. No longer in the Jedi traditional robes she had a maroon band across her chest and loose khaki cargo pants that were synched at her waist with a leather belt. The pants went only just past her knees where they were tied with leather bands. She had a pair of dark suspenders on top of her shirt. On top of that what a heavy leather jacket that went down to her mid thigh. She also had light leather boots which went up to her mid-calf. It certainly wasn't what most Jedi wore. All of her extensive and intricate tattoos were visible without her jacket as the band only covered the essentials on her torso. Her upper chest and stomach were covered in dramatic swirls and triangles. Her face only had two small tattoos under one eye and just below her jaw on her jugular. Most of the most dramatic tattooing was on her torso.
Coming back from his memory Obi-Wan tuned back in to the conversation around him. The four of them, including Eeth Koth, were all waiting out the ride to Tatooine in the main room of the ship. Eeth Koth was testing Chae'la in jedi knowledge with Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan listening in.
Some time later.
"Why don't we take a break from the questions?" Qui-Gon said stretching as he stood up. Obi-Wan went to the helm to see where they were on their journey.
"Chae'la would you like to spar?" Qui-Gon asked nonchalantly. Chae'la smiled and grabbed her Halberd. She had been taught to use one since she was very young. It was the choice weapon of many of the women in her tribe. The men on Dathomir were only used for mating and labor, it was primarily the women who ran the culture and who fought and defended the tribe. Chae'la's Halberd was made from a rare material called Phrik, which was resistant to lightsabers and blaster shots. The two weapons could tangle and the phrik wouldn't melt.
The two warriors went to their respective corners and bowed before getting into their ready positions. Qui-Gon had his lightsaber loosely in his right hand by his side, where as Chae'la was crouching with the Halberd in her left hand behind her back and her right hand was out front. They both waited for the other to move first. Tired of waiting Chae'la sprang forward sweeping her halberd at the Jedi's chest. Qui-Gon stepped back to dodge her attack and had to spring to the side as Chae'la followed her swing with a thrust at his torso following with another sweep that Qui-Gon had to meet with his lightsaber. The two tangled for a minute then sprang away. Chae'la knew that Qui-Gon was much stronger than her; she would have to beat him with pure agility and outmaneuvering. She leapt from him as he tried to get the two weapons to lock. Qui-Gon was exceedingly strong, and though Chae'la was wiry, she lacked the physical strength needed to meet his attacks head on. Most of her form required diversions and dodging. Chae'la was very fast but once and awhile the two weapons would tangle and Chae'la was hard pressed to meet Qui-Gon's brute strength. Qui-Gon swept at her feet and Chae'la leapt into the air, flipping over his head. Qui-Gon had anticipated the attack and Chae'la just barely stopped his lightsaber as it came sweeping at her side. Chae'la had dueled many times with the women in her tribe and had defeated many of their enemies, but she had never fought a Jedi before. Chae'la could tell Qui-Gon's skill far exceeded hers, and he was merely playing the dual out. Had this been a real fight, Qui-Gon would have won easily. Eeth sat on the side, commenting from time to time but mostly just watched. The two danced for a while; trading blows until Obi-Wan came back into the room telling them they were within the hour of Tattooine. Eeth suggested the group continue to prepare for the mission with some mediation. The two duelists, sweaty and tired bowed to each other before going about their business.