Farah was in the small room that was called the Garden, mostly because of that it looked more like a Naboo garden than a room. There was also a small pond that she now looked into, before sitting down next to the water.

Sandra was watching her from a balcony above and hurried down the stairs. She still wasn't sure about this, maybe Farah would think that she failed her by leaving so soon. When she approached Farah from behind, she noticed that her old Padawan was looking at something in her hand.

"What's that?" she asked. Farah gave her a quick smile.

"Just a necklace", she answered. "Anakin gave it to me years ago… it reminds me of a time when there were no problems."

Sandra smiled slightly.

"It must've been very long ago", she said. Farah nodded, then they were both silent for a while.

"May I sit down?" Sandra asked after a while. Farah smiled.

"Of course, Mast…"

She hesitated, looking away for a moment.

"I'm sorry, I'm so used to call you Master", she said. "It feels safe."

"I guess I can't say 'I know what you mean', since I still have to call my old Master Master", Sandra said as she sat down. Farah smiled again.

"Yeah…", she said, looking out over the pond. "It feels like… now that I'm a Knight, I have to go it all alone."

"I felt like that before I made you my Padawan", Sandra said. She felt Farah looking at her, but she refused to meet her old Padawans gaze.

"That is probably the reason that the Council want you to choose a Padawan before tomorrow night", she continued. "It will make you feel easier during your mission."

"Do you think it's possible that I can choose Anakin?" Farah asked, giving her old Master a smile. "By the way, what are you going to do now? Aren't you going to find another Padawan?"

"You forget one thing, my friend", Sandra said, raising her hand to stop the flood of questions. "Anakin already has a Master, he can't change that. You have to pick one of the Younglings that Master Yoda is training."

"Yes, you're right", Farah said, looking out over the pond. "But you didn't answer my other question."

Sandra sighed and picked up a grass.

"I'm afraid, that I'm going to disappear."

Farah rose, startled.

"What do you mean?" she asked. Sandra looked up at her.

"I'm going to become an Ambassador of the Republic on a planet far away from here", she answered.

"But… are you just going to leave everyone?" Farah asked, tears filling her eyes. "How long will you stay?"

Sandra paused before she answered those questions.

"I'm doing it for Obi-Wan", she said as she threw away the straw. "He's always been more devoted to the Order than I am and if I go away from here, still as a Jedi, it might prevent him from being executed… and I guess, I'll be gone for about ten years."

Farah sat down next to her again and gave her a hug.

"When will you leave?" she asked silently.

"Tomorrow morning", Sandra answered. She saw how her old Padawan got tears in her eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me before?" she asked. Sandra shuddered a bit.

"I guess I didn't want to tell you another bad thing", she answered. Farah nodded, still not sure about what to say. Only a few days ago everything had been perfectly normal, and now they were both suddenly leaving the Temple. Sandra suddenly sighed and rose.

"Come on, let's go", she said, giving Farah a hand to help her rise.

"Where?"

"Well, I guess it would be interesting for you to see the Younglings", Sandra said with a faint smile. "The more times you see them before you have to choose, the easier it will be. Trust me."

Farah nodded and grabbed her old Master's hand, before they both walked away through the corridors of the Temple.