After speaking with Padme, Kenobi returned to the sitting room to wait for Anakin. After having spent more time with him he was becoming impressed with the young man. His astute observations had proven very useful in just shoring up one or two holes in Kenobi's security plan, but on the whole he had agreed with Kenobi's decisions and listened to Kenobi's point of view on his proposals.

/You would be proud, Qui-Gon, he's going to make a fine Jedi Knight. Of course, with Yoda as his master, how could he go wrong?/

Anakin swept into the room, removing his cloak and laying it over the chairs.

"How did the Senator take the changes?" he asked. He flipped on the camera set up in the room and was met with static.

"She turned it off?" he exclaimed.

"Apparently she doesn't like the idea of us out here spying in her."

"What is she thinking?" Anakin said almost heading from the room. Kenobi raised his hand to Anakin's chest and stood between him and the corridor to her bedroom.

"I have her R2 unit scanning the room, he has the latest in dragnet scope tech."

Anakin stepped back and Kenobi could see him tense for a moment and then relax.

"I have the room covered, Captain. I should be able to anticipate anything about to happen in there." He moved to the couch and sat there for a moment just focusing on the senator's room. Kenobi remained in his guard stance observing Anakin, feeling the force swirl around the young Jedi and then sweep over him and past him to fill the senator's room. He gently allowed his own force senses to ride the wave created by the padawan into the room and was impressed by the power behind this man's force skills.

As an observer into the young man's power, he sensed a growing sadness emanating from Anakin that had him turn his attention back to the physical form on the couch. He had slouched forward and was rubbing his forehead with his left hand.

"Is everything alright, Master Jedi?" asked Kenobi genuinely concerned. Anakin had shown such control, what could possibly shake that? Anakin looked up and gave Kenobi a sad smile as he sat back.

"Nothing, really, I'm just a little tired."

"Don't Jedi sleep well?" asked Kenobi trying to lighten the mood. Anakin's smile broadened and he got up from the couch.

"About as much sleep as a chief of security officer, I should think!" Kenobi smiled broadly back.

"Yes, I often think –" Both men instantly sensed the danger, but Anakin, being the younger man leapt past Kenobi into Padme's room, saber drawn and slashed the poisonous grubs that were about to attack the senator.

Kenobi entered the room and saw Padme safe. His attention was then drawn to the droid outside the window and without really thinking, just trusting the force that was screaming at him to stop that droid he jumped for it, using the force to shatter the glass moments before his body passed through the window.

He grabbed onto the flying droid and gasped as his side burned from the sudden aggressive movements. The droid tried to zap him off, but Kenobi held on concentrating on the zapping appendage and ripped it off with a force pull that sent the arm spinning off into the Coruscant night.

Without even trying, he could sense Anakin already on his way in a speeder. So much for hiding his force sensitivity from the chosen one. The droid seemed to be heading towards a building with brightly lit billboards and he noticed sudden and deliberate movement on a platform at the height of the droid was flying. He anticipated the shot moments before it exploded the droid, which he had released before the shot hit. As he fell, he sensed the speeder Anakin flew approaching fast and it swept up beneath him and he slid into the passenger seat.

"Thanks," he said breathlessly, "he's going that way," and he pointed to the receding bounty hunters ship.

"What the heck were you thinking?" exclaimed Anakin as he deftly flew through the traffic.

"Wasn't really thinking, just had a feeling it would lead to the culprit. Had to take it. He's down there," again Kenobi pointed as Anakin swerved the ship in response.

"Yes, I can see him,"continued Anakin, "who are you?"

"No one of consequence."

"What the heck is that supposed to mean?"

"Just drive!" exclaimed Kenobi.

Anakin swung the speeder around.

"Where are you going? He went that way!" yelled Kenobi, becoming annoyed with the Jedi.

"This is a short cut," said Anakin and once round the bypass he pulled up and glared at Kenobi.

"Now, tell me who you are," said Anakin with his most intimidating voice, but Kenobi wasn't falling for that.

"You lost him, just to ask me that again?" he fumed.

"I'm deeply sorry, Captain," said Anakin sarcastically.

"Some Jedi you turned out to be, he went completely the other way."

"Well, I thought I'd take a data crystal from your archive," and with that he leapt from the speeder into the traffic below.

Kenobi took the pilot seat and looked over the side to see the retreating form of the padawan. Despite himself he smiled at the boldness of the move.

/I think I like this Jedi/ he thought as he took the speeder controls.