Kenobi stood there for a moment as his eyebrows lightly furrowed. He looked over to Qui-Gon rather matter of factly as he interlaced his fingers behind his back and cleared his throat prior to speaking.
"Master, would you mind terribly if I were to step outside for a bit of fresh air?
Qui-Gon was currently staring on at the corpse continuing to stroke his ash blonde whiskers nesting on his chin. His hand idly lifted to wave Kenobi off.
"Yes, by all means go ahead."
As Kenobi had turned his back to leave, Qui-Gon's gaze shifted. His head remained turned towards the plate glass window, but those eyes had idly narrowed in concentration of his young apprentice.
Kenobi calmly exited the building his hands still resting interlaced behind his back as he quietly rounded the corner. The shadows served as a guise for his stealthy movements towards the dark figure currently crouched between two storage crates and a nearby wall. A smile crept across Kenobi's lips knowing full well who this figure had been.
"You must have a keen interest in me indeed to have been following me for this long."
Sila nearly jumped out of her skin upon hearing the voice as she leapt to her feet. She turned around, and placed a hand atop her chest followed by such a copious amount of laughter that Kenobi couldn't help but grin.
"For the love of the Force, you startled me!"
Kenobi being the gentle soul that he is placed both his palms together and lightly bowed his head in response to her bout of surprise.
"My apologies, Miss LeChi. That was most certainly not my intention."
A grin, yet again spread across Kenobi's face. A grin that would not fade for the entire conversation that the two were about to get into. It seemed he just couldn't help it.
Sila took some time to catch her breath, batting a few strands of her light brown hair behind her. She wasn't sure what it had been about Kenobi that caused a stir within her. Had it been because he was a Jedi? Had it been those striking blue eyes that seemed to pierce your very inner being? Had it been his polite but somehow stern attitude? She wasn't sure really, but all she was sure of was that upon the first moment she laid eyes on him…she had fallen for him. She then cleared her throat to speak.
"How did you know I was here?"
Kenobi placed his hands behind his back with yet another warm smile. Kenobi had sensed her presence near them ever since they had left the eatery, but was waiting for the right moment to approach her. Particularly a moment that he could pry himself away from the Master clutches of Qui-Gon Jinn.
"The Force allows Jedi to see many things."
Sila cocked an eyebrow rather mischievously while her hands found their way to her hips.
"Everything?"
Kenobi left out a brief chuckle at Sila's obvious twisting of his words. Whether she was doing this to be cute, or whether she was doing this in complete seriousness he couldn't be certain…but he'd take the hunch that she was merely joking, and so he would give chase.
"Anything that is worth seeing anyway, but more importantly I wonder how you knew where I was?"
Sila crossed her arms over her chest and lifted her chin with pride.
"One needn't be familiar with the Force when you possess female intuition."
Kenobi's eyebrows lifted as one hand rose to idly scratch the back of his head.
"Female intuition, hm? Is this some new form of dark arts?"
Sila's mouth fell agape at hearing him insinuate that females were dark in nature. At least that's what she was assuming anyway, and whereas assumptions are deadly…Sila couldn't help but continue this witty banter of cat and mouse.
"No, it's neither dark nor light but one should most certainly be cautious."
Kenobi let out another brief chuckle as his hands lightly rose, palms facing her in what seemed like mock defense.
"I have been duly warned."
Sila's and Obi-Wans eyes locked for a moment just then. Both did not speak, did not blink, both even forgot to breathe within this moment. Sila's lips soon parted to speak, but before she even had a chance to utter the first syllable Obi-Wan's voice interrupted her.
"I should be getting back, Miss LeChi. I told my Master that I was only leaving for a bit of fresh air, not that I was planning on being captivated by a beautiful woman."
Sila smiled sheepishly as she extended a hand out to run her finger lightly over Obi-Wan's cheek.
"You can call me Sila, Obi-Wan. I promise I won't tell anyone."
Kenobi almost blushed after that comment as those blue orbs cascaded to the floor beneath him. He delicately extended his right hand to grasp hers, turning it so that her knuckles were skyward. His lips lowered to graze the bit of flesh between her middle and index knuckle before his eyes gazed up at her, taking in her reaction…analyzing it.
Sila appeared embarrassed, surprised, thrilled at Obi-Wan's current display before he let go of her hand and took a step back.
"I bid you good day…Sila."
As Kenobi turned to leave, Sila spoke to his back seeming to always have the last word in their conversations.
"We will meet again, Obi…I assure you."
Obi-Wan just smiled to himself as he walked back into the building not turning around to respond to her comment…having not felt the need to, really. He knew she was relentless, which should have set off an alarm in his head, but presumably hadn't.
Qui-Gon's gaze immediately turned to look on at his padawan strutting into the building significantly later than expected.
"There you are. I was about ready to send a search party out for you, padawan."
Obi-Wan smiled to his old Master as his hands slipped into either of his sleeves, his head lightly bowing.
"Sorry, Master I seemed to have gotten lost in my thoughts. Those hundreds of speeders hustling through the skyline of Coruscant can be quite intoxicating at times."
Qui-Gon just cocked an eyebrow at his padawan's quick witted response. It was apparent he had something that needed to be said but for some reason he was waiting. Perhaps, there were more important things to take care of first.
"Hm, well I've made contact with the Council…we are to meet with them in several moments to discuss this...Twi'lek situation. Are you prepared for that?"
The skin between Kenobi's eyebrows wrinkled in response to his Master's question, a little confused as to whether that had a hidden meaning.
"Why, of course I am, Master."
"Good."
A few moments later…
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan found a quiet room within the medical building providing enough privacy for them to have their remote meeting with the Jedi Council. Qui-Gon had situated the small device on the table across from them both and a small holographic image was showing various members of the Jedi Council in an illuminated light blue hue.
Master Mace Windu looked thoughtful as his form was slightly towards the edge of his seat fingertips pressing against one another as his forearms rested on both of his knees.
"You must indeed stay on Navarus, Master Jinn. This seems to be quite a delicate matter, and must be taken care of as quickly as possible."
The smallest, but most powerful Jedi, Master Yoda spoke last, his long green ears lightly bobbing as he spoke.
"Research this, you must. If a newly discovered poison this is, a great threat it may be."
Windu had settled back into his seat nodding once in argreement, turning from Yoda to once more face Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan.
"So, it's settled then. You and your padawan shall stay on Navarus until this matter is resolved. May the Force be with you."
Qui-Gon nodded in response as his hand rose to shut off the hologram.
"We shall do as you ask, Master. And may the Force be with you as well."
As the Jedi Council had disappeared from their viewing, Obi-Wan Kenobi slowly crossed his arms over his chest.
"Well, this should be about as easy as shaving a Wookiee."
