There stood a man in the same silky white clothing as the woman, gray hair was cut short and his face clean shaven. Silver eyes sparkled like the water. "Ah, greetings Jedi. I am Governer Liji" He said warmly with a small bow that Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan mimiced. "I had heard you had arrived but I could not believe it was this soon, Obi-Wan." He continued on as the padawan nodded. "Surely it must have been an exhausting journey, since Coruscant is so far away from here."
Come to think of it, Obi-Wan hadn't noticed the long flight. He didn't feel tired or nervous or anything at all. But now that he heard it, he was starting to feel a little tired. "Thank you for your consern. The flight was long, but it was worth it. This is a stunning city no matter how far we need to travel to see it." He responded.
"Thank you." The governer smiled brightly. "I am glad to hear that you think my city is truely a sight of beauty. It means you will want to find this killer, so that you will want to stop him or her and restore peace and security to it."
Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon both nodded, listening to every word. It was impossible not to.
"Fantastic." The governer beamed. "Then I will let you stay in my residence, it is the least I can do. Come, I have much to show you."
So they followed the overly entusiastic man to a turbo-lift, it was transparent and on the side of the building, so it looked like you were floating. Because of the feeling, Obi-Wan stuck to the wall to avoid falling over as they started down a few floors rapidly. And it stopped with a sudden jolt that sent him stumbling. The governer, woman, and Qui-Gon were all uneffected by it. Now they stepped inside an appartment, it was simply a lot of blues and white, and with the light from the windows, it was almost blinding. Not that Governer Liji noticed.
"I have a guest room down the hall where you may stay." He told them. Then he walked down the hall and left Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan with the guide.
She smiled. "Isn't he delightful?"
"He certainly is friendly." Obi-Wan noted.
"He has been our leader for twenty seven years now." She mentioned. "And he has not done us wrong yet."
They turned around to face the governer as he stood next to a younger woman with light sandy hair and a girl with wavy blonde hair and clear blue eyes like the woman's. "My wife, Sila-" The woman bowed slightly. "And my daughter Redulia." The girl gave a curt nod.
"A pleasure." Qui-Gon responded, now taking over the welcoming business. Obi-Wan only blinked, stunned. That was the girl from the hologram! She looked just like Cestri dispite the hair and eye color!
"Redulia is the one who sent you the message." Governer Liji explained. "But she didn't think you would come."
Her gaze was on Obi-Wan and she smiled shyly as her cheeks turned light pink before she brushed past her father and returned to some place in the hallway. She hadn't said a word, but Obi-Wan still felt his insides twist, he was nervous. But of what?
"I should get dinner ready." Sila said as she walked over to the kitchen. Governer Liji watched her disappear behind the door before he sat himself down on a sapphire couch.
The guide looked up at the clock and gasped, "I have some business to attend to. Goodbye!" Then she rushed to the turbo-lift and left the appartment. That was the least happy they had seen someone here, only she was just rushed, not that she wasn't happy.
More conversation went on about the issue, and where the bodies had been found. It was a bit later when Sila called them for dinner. The two got up and followed the governer to his dining room and took their seats. Sila placed a pie on the table, and from the smell, everyone knew it was a meat pie. Obi-Wan couldn't even remember breakfast that morning, let alone lunch.
Redulia came into the dinning room, she had pulled her hair back in a silver clip and changed out of the white dress to a blouse and tousers. Governer Liji casted her an odd look. "I thought you said you were simply going to wash your face, dear?"
She nodded. "And I have. I just didn't want to get my dress dirty." There was obviously something else she left out, but no one pressed it as she took a seat beside Obi-Wan and quietly got piece of the meat pie and started to eat quietly.
Obi-Wan didn't seem to notice at first, he was too absorbed in the pie to take into note that she had sat next to him. But when he was halfway through, he realized it and felt his ears burn, and they were probably scarlet in a matter of seconds. He hadn't realized how rude he felt about not noticing her close presence until now.
Maybe he'd get over it later. Maybe. If not, he could always focus on the mission and keep her from his mind. If that was possible.