Chapter 5
Jeela made her way back to the Jedi Temple, but by the time she arrived, she was feeling lethargic. She tried to walk to her apartment on the female Knights wing of the Temple, but she didn't get very far.
"Jeela? Jeela?" she heard Qui-Gon calling out to her. "Jeela, are you all right?"
She slid to the floor, finding herself slipping into a numb oblivion.
Qui-Gon could feel her Life Force fading slowly as he lifted her into his arms, hurrying to the healing wing.
Healer Maia examined the young Jedi maiden quickly. "She's fighting something," the young healer said softly. "A bond, strong one."
"Yes," Qui-Gon murmured. "It's as I feared. She forged a bond with Sith Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi when he saved her life on Geonosis. She's fighting it now."
"The Sith Knight has probably been affected as well," Maia said. "Maybe not as severely, but he has to feel this disturbance in the Force at some level." She ran a hand through her long brown hair.
"What can I do?" the Jedi Master asked softly.
Maia shook her head. "Find him; bring him here. Better yet, I'll have her moved back to her own apartment, and he can meet us there. This bond has to be completed for her to survive, and it might be better if she were in a place where she'd be more comfortable for that to happen."
Obi-Wan had barely turned off his comlink when he felt it, the sharp pain in his heart. Something was wrong with Jeela, terribly wrong. He heard the beeping on his comlink and hurriedly answered it. "This is Obi-Wan Kenobi."
"Sith Knight Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker here. My master says that Jeela collapsed in the Jedi temple. He took her to the healing wing, and they discovered she'd starting slipping into a bond stupor. Healer Maia thinks you've probably been affected as well."
He nodded, the pain in his heart getting stronger. "Where is she now?" he asked weakly.
"She was in the healing wing, but Healer Maia had her moved back to her own small apartment on the women's wing of the Temple. If you must complete your bond, she thought it be best if she's where she'd be most comfortable doing so."
"Meet me at the front of the temple, Skywalker. I'm on my way." With that, Obi-Wan broke the connection and ran to his speeder, hoping he wasn't too late.