Chapter 1 - The Mandalore Plot

Plot: When Obi-Wan is sent to Mandalore again during the Clone Wars, he didn't expect to get the mission to kill Satine, under grounds of her alleged secret deals with Death Watch. It's not a mission he has any desire to complete, but that means he has to choose between the Jedi and the attachments he isn't supposed to have – to both Satine and Anakin.

Author's Note: I think the Council is written a bit out of character but that's kind of necessary for the plot, so hopefully it doesn't bother anyone too much. I've never written with Obitine before but I decided to just roll with it based off of their dynamic in the Mandalore arc in the second season. xD

PS. This is a gift for BeardedPercy on ao3. :)

~ Tirana Sorki

When Obi-Wan heard he was being sent to Mandalore, he should have expected it would be just as chaotic as the last time he was there years ago with Qui-Gon. Mandalore is always a headache.

He just underestimated how strange it would be to see Satine again for the first time since... what happened last time. She looks far older and different now and has the exact same fire and prickliness that he remembers. But of course, the first thing his mind has to promptly jump to is the... sheer awkwardness of seeing her again, after what happened the last time they were around each other.

Especially when they go outside alone together so they can talk about the Death Watch situation.

"It's so good to see you again Obi-Wan, despite the circumstances," Satine comments, some of her obvious anger at the situation fading away now that they're alone.

"I must say, I didn't expect we ever would see each other again," he replies.

Satine turns to him, raising an eyebrow but there's the faintest glimmer of amusement there. "After our ceremonial vows, did you really believe we'd never seen one another again?"

Obi-Wan nearly winces visibly at the mention of their definitely-not-legitimate marriage. Of all the things that he finds embarrassing when he thinks about his teenage years, that is by far the worst.

Both of them had been trying to disguise their identities when dealing discreetly with a group of insurgents during the Mandalorian civil war, and they'd... ended up feigning a relationship that according to Mandalorian customs, meant they were legitimately married. Which Obi-Wan insisted didn't mean anything because Jedi can't do that anyway, but Satine said it was still legitimate by the rules of her culture. Technically, that means it's valid on Mandalore but not anywhere else, by Republic law.

Qui-Gon had found it unreasonably amusing.

"It's been years," Obi-Wan replies with a huff, "How is that still legitimate?"

"We never did get divorced," Satine points out, amused.

So nice of her to think this is funny. He'd rather forget it happened at all. He's a Jedi master now, not – oh, whatever. "You're the one who didn't want to make a scene," he grumbles.

"I can't imagine you would want that kind of scene either."

Definitely not. There is no way he's letting anyone else find out about that. It's bad enough Qui-Gon had to know even if he at least agreed not to mention a word about it to anyone because it wasn't important. "Your peaceful ways have paid off," Obi-Wan says, changing the topic, "Mandalore has prospered since the last time I was here."

What they need to do is focus on the Death Watch situation before it becomes critical.

**w**

So much for stopping the Death Watch situation before it became critical. The investigation to Concordia with Satine had become explosive quickly.

"It's obvious the Separatists are supporting Death Watch," Obi-Wan muses, arms crossed. Nothing else explains the Mandalorian warrior who attacked the Republic base, even if Satine insists there was no connection.

"I disagree," Satine replies sharply, "I told you I wanted to stay out of this conflict."

"Given the current situation, I'm afraid that may no longer be possible."

"I thought you of all people would understand my position on this matter. I will never be a part of this war," she retorts.

Mandalorian Senator Tal Merrik, who's standing near Satine, glances at her. There's something that seems pointed in that look, and Obi-Wan doesn't miss the way the Duchess' expression shadows over.

Satine turns sharply, striding for the waiting ship to take her to Coruscant.

Seeing her again brings back a lot of memories of the last time he was here, back when he was a padawan. When Qui-Gon was still alive.

Thinking about what was going on with him and Satine so many years ago is almost embarrassing now. He was young and hardly made the best decisions all the time. But she was the first real friend around his age that he had after becoming a padawan – one he spent a long time with.

It's been years since then, though, and even if seeing her again is reminding Obi-Wan of it, it doesn't really matter. His duty is to the Order, as it always has been.

(And to Anakin. If he'd made the foolish decision of leaving the Order for Satine, he would never have met Anakin. He can't even begin to imagine such a life.)

Speaking of Anakin, he's approaching right now, here to help escort Satine back to Coruscant.

His former padawan's Force presence always burns like a star gone supernova, brilliant and overwhelming everything that's around him. It's more intense than anything and anyone, and it became the center of his entire focus within the first couple of months he knew Anakin. Obi-Wan can't imagine it being any other way, and it's relieving to see Anakin here after the ridiculously exhausting mission.

Especially when, now with the business of the war, they've hardly seen each other, except for at official meetings, and certainly hardly long enough to have an actual talk. He wonders a little, what it would have been like if Anakin had been Knighted at a time other than the war, if the distance that seems to be growing between them would be as prevalent. But in the end, Anakin always finds his way back, and the concerns about Death Watch being about to side with the Separatists and make the war a whole lot worse are what Obi-Wan needs to keep his focus on. As always.

"Oh Anakin, am I glad to see you," Obi-Wan tells him, bluntly.

"You look tired," Anakin observes, amused.

"The peaceful ways of the locals wore me out," he replies with a huff, as they move for the ramp.

**w**

Obi-Wan's not expecting a message from the Council as soon as he gets on board, asking that he go somewhere he can speak privately, with no chance for anyone to overhear. The request is unusual, but with many missions during the war, there are often details that are strictly classified.

"I can handle security," Anakin assures, his Force presence flickering with that determination and fire it always carries.

Obi-Wan nods, slipping out of the hold where they were checking security, and going up to the room he and Anakin were assigned on the vessel for the journey.

All the Council members aren't present when Obi-Wan calls them back. It's just Yoda, Windu, and Mundi. The graveness of their expressions immediately sets him on edge.

Did the Republic lose Felucia?

Was there another Death Watch attack? Or –

"The Chancellor has been receiving intelligence reports from other sources about Mandalore," Windu begins. That's not good. Did they discover evidence of a conspiracy between them and the Separatists already?

"What happened?" Obi-Wan prompts. He has an inexplicably bad feeling about this. Then again, he's had an inexplicably bad feeling about nearly everything since the war started. "Don't center on your anxieties," Qui-Gon had always told him. A little easier said than done, in situations like this.

"Strong evidence indicates that Duchess Satine herself is involved in the conspiracy against the Republic. She's working with Death Watch in secret and intends to have them join the war with the Separatists while giving the appearance of neutrality to the rest of the galaxy, for her own gains."

Of all the reports Obi-Wan expected, that was not one of them. It doesn't sound anything like the Satine he knows, even if he hasn't spoken to her in a couple of decades. "I find that difficult to believe," Obi-Wan replies, "The Duchess spoke to me confidentially, and she admitted that Death Watch is still a problem, but her government is dealing with it. But I am concerned that they are in league with the Separatists on their own."

"The intelligence we received mentioned that," Mundi interjects, distinctly displeased, "The real reason Death Watch has yet to be dealt with is because she's allowing them to thrive in secret, under her control."

No, that's not possible, right? Satine is fiercely against fighting, and after her entire planet was destroyed, Obi-Wan can't believe she'd intentionally and unnecessarily start a conflict on her planet. "But Death Watch attempted to assassinate her," Obi-Wan argues, "I was there with her. It was by a member of her government."

"But they failed. You don't know that the failure wasn't intentional," Windu replies.

No, he doesn't but it seemed too real. To be fair, he wasn't trying to see if Satine's intentions were genuine. That was never his focus. It was to find Death Watch. Could he have missed something like that? It doesn't really seem believable, and yet –

"Clear your mind must be, to determine the truth of this," Yoda interjects, his ears drooping.

"Regardless, the Senate has made a decision," Windu informs.

"Already?" Obi-Wan asks, surprised.

Windu and Mundi stop to exchange a glance. Why do they seem so... wary? "They have deemed the Duchess to be a threat to the Republic, and to prevent the war from escalating entirely out of control, they want her eliminated immediately before she can garner false sympathy for herself among other Senators."

Obi-Wan's blood runs cold.

They want Satine killed?

"They have requested the Jedi deal with it directly. With your past knowledge of working with her, finding an opportunity to handle it before she reaches Coruscant shouldn't be difficult," Mundi goes on.

They...

What?

They aren't just planning to kill Satine. They're asking Obi-Wan to kill Satine. In all the –

Jedi don't do that.

Why is the Council asking him this? That doesn't even... Yes, they kill people all the time in fights. It happens. He's used to it. They don't assassinate people. That's not even –

What?

And this isn't just anyone, someone like Dooku or Grievous where he could understand why they might go that far, even if that's not the Jedi way. This is –It's someone they don't even know is guilty. Someone who used to be his friend. Still is, a little.

She –

Obi-Wan's half expecting one of them to contradict that, to say something other than what he thinks they're saying, but they don't. They... want him to kill Satine. Assassinate. Like –

"I understand this action is questionable," Windu says, "But it is war, and we cannot take chances of this getting worse. If the war escalates, it won't be long before we are unable to protect anyone in the Republic. It's a sacrifice for the greater good."

"But we don't know for certain if she's guilty," Obi-Wan protests, scrambling to collect his thoughts.

The Council knows what they're doing. That's not something he's ever questioned, but how are they demanding this? It's not the Jedi way. It can't be – They wouldn't ask him to do something like this they didn't agree that it was right, but this is...

Yoda's ears are drooping, but he's not interjecting with... anything.

"Don't let your attachments interfere, Obi-Wan," Mundi says, "The fate of the Republic depends on it."

It might. But it's not his attachment speaking. He still cares about her, more than he thought he did now that he's seeing her again, but this isn't... He'd flat out say that it's not right if it wasn't the Council asking it of him.

"Wouldn't a confirmation of her guilt be better first? I can see if I can find something out more," Obi-Wan argues.

He doesn't understand why they're so certain of her guilt. But what if they're right? What if Satine really is working with Death Watch? Is she? But even if she was, he can't imagine actually going through with killing her. Not – not as an assassination. For any reason.

But if they're right that she's planning to turn on the Republic, he does need to know, even if he can't begin to imagine it.

"I'll see what I can do," Obi-Wan responds, finally.

It's his duty as a Jedi, and there are times... sometimes, it seems that what he has to do as a Jedi isn't often what he might want, but it's still what he needs to do. He owes it to the Order. And yet –

That doesn't shake the uncomfortable feeling tight in his gut.

They want him to kill Satine. Maybe she's guilty, but they don't know that. Even if she is, he...

If she is, maybe she'll blow her cover and then, it won't be an assassination. He still can't imagine doing it, though.

He doesn't think he's ever gotten a mission he wants to do less than this. (How can this really be right? It's not just killing someone. It's killing in cold blood with no confirmation of guilt. Questioning the Council sends a prickle of guilt through him instantly, but this is... he can't make the questions go away. Not for this.)

**w**

Obi-Wan runs into Anakin in the hall. He looks as cheerful as ever, despite the tension of the situation. That's part of what drew him to Anakin so much, how he became the center of Obi-Wan's focus so quickly – they came into each other's lives at the time they both needed each other most.

"Is anything happening?" Anakin asks.

"Classified," Obi-Wan replies, curtly.

Yes, actually. Something is definitely happening.

They're supposed to kill the person they were sent here to protect. And he can't even tell Anakin about that. Doesn't exactly want to, either.

"You knew Satine well?" Anakin queries a second later.

No, now really isn't a good time to talk about that. At all.

He remembers the days of their friendship vividly. He hasn't been that close with anyone other than Qui-Gon and Anakin since before he became a padawan and his initiate clan was split up. And he's supposed to kill her. What if she really is a traitor? "A long time ago."

He doesn't know why Anakin keeps glancing sideways at him. "You don't need to... worry about her. I have everything under control below. She couldn't be in safer hands."

Aside from the part where they're supposed to be hurting her.

"I know." He didn't mean for it to come out as practically a snap, but he catches the way Anakin's jaw tightens a little, the way his posture shifts to something a little more closed off.

He feels bad half a second later, but he doesn't know what to say to him.

To be fair, he's never quite sure what to say to Anakin when he unintentionally hurts him. Because he knows he has in the past. (Is that why it feels like they're drifting apart now? As a Jedi, that shouldn't even matter. But it does, and it always has, far more than it should. He wants Anakin to be his a little longer, wants to be able to care for him a little longer, even if that's not the way life works. And none of those are Jedi thoughts. But neither is going through with killing Satine like this, even if she is guilty.)

Anakin doesn't say anything more the rest of their short walk to Satine's room, and Obi-Wan doesn't have the mental space to carry on a conversation right now, but it still leaves something in him feeling a little emptier and more frustrated than before. (He is the one who snapped at him. It's not Anakin's fault the Council gave him these orders.)

Satine is sitting at the front of the red-carpeted, fancy throne room when Anakin and Obi-Wan step inside. She's speaking with the other Senators who are present on this vessel.

Clearly, now wouldn't be a good time to try to –

He can't believe he's even having to think about this.

"I'm going to oppose the war as an affront to life itself," Satine is saying fiercely, "As the designated regent of 1,500 systems, I speak for thousands of worlds that have urged me to allow them to stay neutral in this war."

Is any of that true? Is it all just a show? He can sense her honestly in the Force when he nudges at her Force presence, trying to be discreet about it so she doesn't notice anything. There's a certain fierce spark to her – it's nothing that can even begin to compare to Anakin – but she's always very stubborn and determined about what she believes in. She never comes across as dishonest.

But there's something about her right now that feels... she's upset about something. Her emotions are running wild even if she's not showing it outwardly. Not that he's really surprised, but it makes something twist unsteadily inside of him anyway.

What if the Council is right? What if she is about to make the war far worse?

(Does that really make assassinating her right?)

"And yet some might argue that the strongest defense is a swift and decisive offense," Obi-Wan cuts in, stepping forward.

Yes, maybe he's trying to goad her but the frustration turning to ice inside of him has no other way of release. It's not like he can suggest a spar with Anakin to let it out right now. Besides, if she's hiding something, this'll be a good way to get it to come out, or at least pick up on some signs.

Satine's gaze jumps to him, expression hardening. "You are quite the general now, aren't you, Master Kenobi?"

"I am merely stating what's in the best interests of the Republic, to stop this war from getting worse," he shoots back. That's not something she actually wants, is it?

"Are you?" she replies, still angry, but there's something... "Is that why the Republic is so determined to bring the war to Mandalore?"

Is she considering allying with the Separatists because she's upset at the Republic about that? But that doesn't make sense, because Death Watch were the ones who started this in the first place. It feels like he's trying to see dishonestly where there isn't any. Maybe the Council really does just have wrong information. "The Republic has no such intentions, I assure you."

"That isn't what you were telling me not long ago, or what the need for my presence on Coruscant seems to indicate," she replies, flatly.

"If your government is so capable of dealing with Death Watch on its own, then why is the movement still so strong?"

He's prodding for a reaction, but mostly just angry. Even if that's not fair, because Satine didn't... Well, he doesn't know that it's not because of her that he got this mission. (He can't believe he has to keep thinking about how he's going to have to... hurt her.)

Satine glowers at him. Merrik is glancing at her again. The gesture looks totally casual, but the way Satine briefly meets his gaze before looking away strikes Obi-Wan as strange, or maybe he's just being far too suspicious right now. "The Mandalorian government is more than capable of dealing with this threat," she replies, icily, "Senators, I presume you are acquainted with the collection of half-truths and hyperbole known as Obi-Wan Kenobi?"

Hey.

(He is lying to her, though, claiming he's here to help when he's supposed to be hurting her.)

"Your Highness is too kind," he says, maybe a little scathingly because he can't say any of what's really on his mind.

"You're right, I am," she retorts – doesn't really sound like she took that remotely as a joke, either.

"Allow me to introduce my fellow Jedi, Anakin Skywalker," Obi-Wan says finally, changing the topic.

Anakin's expression is the formalness it always carries around politicians – except for Senator Amidala. Obi-Wan's noticed that enough times, but this once, remembering what he was once like with Satine, he still feels that leaving that decision up for Anakin to make alone might be the best. Anakin isn't his padawan anymore, and Obi-Wan needs to remember that.

Though Obi-Wan can see the way Anakin's watching Obi-Wan's interactions with Satine, assessing them.

"Your servant, my lady," Anakin tells her, politely.

"I remember a time when Jedi were not generals, but peacekeepers," Satine comments. She sounds maybe a little wistful, even if she's still upset. It almost feels like she's probing for something too, though that doesn't make sense.

"We are protectors, Highness. Yours at the moment. We fight for peace," Anakin replies.

"What an amusing contradiction," Satine replies.

Obi-Wan bristles a little. "What Anakin means is that we are acting on behest of You Highness to protect you from the Death Watch who don't share your neutral point of view." Assuming they aren't in collusion. It seems so unbelievable.

"I asked for no such thing," she retorts, curtly.

"That may be so, but a majority of your court did."

"I do not remember you as one to hide behind excuses."

Is that what he's doing, refusing to carry out the Council's mission?

(Or is that what he's doing by even thinking about doing something like that in the first place, trying to explain to himself how it could be right?)

"I do not remember you as one to shrink from responsibilities," Obi-Wan snaps back.

Something shifts in Satine's expression – he has no idea why he senses traces of guilt from her, even if they're quickly gone. "I'm doing what I must for my people, Obi-Wan."

"And the Republic only means to help them."

Om Free Taa finally interjects, asking about dinner.

"I will not have them trampling on our rights," Satine replies sharply, striding down the steps of her throne, shoving past him as she moves for the door.

Obi-Wan wants to shove back.

Very badly.

But that's far below the dignity of a Jedi Master, not to mention the image he would be giving the Order to be reacting like that towards a political leader.

How would it look, for a Jedi master to assassinate one? And Satine? Of all people, they asked him about her? He might be very annoyed at her right now, but that –

Satine pauses suddenly in the doorway, looking back. "Politics aside, you are welcome to attend the dinner, Master Jedi."

The offer is... entirely unexpected, especially given her present mood. Besides, that's not really what the Jedi do when they're on missions to protect people. (Or kill them.)

Why does he sense a strange amount of turmoil from Satine again? It's not about their argument, he doesn't think. To be fair, he's not good at reading people, but he's actively trying to keep a pin on her emotions in the Force just to see, and... Maybe he's overthinking it entirely.

"Thank you for the offer, Duchess," Obi-Wan replies, mustering up the politeness he can. Being around her is far from easy right now when all he can think about is the mission he's supposed to be finishing.

**w**

With the Senators waiting for their meal, Obi-Wan finds himself in the hall with Anakin again.

"You and Satine have a history," Anakin observes, studying him. He often has that look of intense focus. Everything about him is... intense.

"An extended mission when I was younger," Obi-Wan replies. He doesn't want to think back to those days right now, a time when he'd spend a lot of time with Satine. He'd come very close to breaking the Code back then. What if she really is planning to betray the Republic? (How's he supposed to carry out a discreet assassination attempt? The only involvement he's ever had with such things is to stop them.) "Master Qui-Gon and I spent a year on Mandalore protecting the Duchess from insurgents who had threatened her world. They sent bounty hunters after us. We were always on the run, living hand to mouth, always uncertain what the next day would bring."

Anakin smirks. "Sounds romantic."

Obi-Wan glaresat him.

Anakin stifles a laugh.

There is no way it was that obvious that that was the sort of relationship Obi-Wan and Satine used to have. It's not like it even went that far – regardless of whether or not they were supposedly married – even if Obi-Wan's embarrassed to admit that he'd thought about it a lot. He'd also missed her unreasonably after they left, but he'd let go of it eventually because that's what he had to do as a Jedi.

That doesn't mean he's okay with the thought of having to kill her now. That –

He has little desire to think about any of this right now.

"A civil war killed most of Satine's people," Obi-Wan goes on, changing the topic entirely, "Which led to her... apparent aversion for violence."

"Apparent?" Anakin repeats, "She appears to be a firm believer in staying out of the war."

Anakin is emotionally perceptive of people in a way Obi-Wan doesn't really understand. Anakin's hardly been around Satine so it might not mean much, but if he hasn't noticed anything either, then... "Yes," Obi-Wan agrees, instead of further addressing Anakin's question, "When she returned to her position, she took on the difficult task of rebuilding her world alone."

They finally reach the room they were given on the ship, and Obi-Wan spins the chair around with the Force – okay, that was a very inappropriate use of it, but he's just so frustrated right now – sitting down.

Anakin sits on the bed opposite him, crossing his arms. "You didn't help her?" From the twitch of his expression, Obi-Wan's pretty sure he's probing for something. And from the flicker of his emotion, Obi-Wan's almost certain he's momentarily thinking of Padme.

He'd still like answers about them, but he holds his tongue. "My duty demanded I be elsewhere." And it was probably for the best because if he hadn't been called away when he was, he doesn't know how far things could've ended up going with Satine.

"Even if she needed your help?" The question is hesitant, shy almost. How he can flip between shy and being so intense and determined when his mind is set to something, Obi-Wan's never been able to figure out.

He hadn't wanted to leave – he rather thinks Anakin's picked up on why, but that's not something he's comfortable discussing further. Especially not right now. "My mission there was finished. I had no reason to stay longer."

Anakin nods, gaze darting away. He's blinking repeatedly, a clear sign that he's uncomfortable about something. Most people wouldn't notice, but Obi-Wan raised him. Does that uncomfortableness have anything to do with whatever the deal with him and Padme is?

But Obi-Wan doesn't really want to ask about that, any more than he did last time. Especially not when he has so many other things on his mind right now.

It's been a long time since they've actually had time to talk. There's so much Obi-Wan wanted to say to him right after he was Knighted, but he never got the chance then, and certainly hasn't since. It feels like they've barely talked – at least not about Anakin – in a very long time.

He's seen how exhausted Anakin looks sometimes out on the fronts – usually only over holocall because they aren't together that often – and he's... worried about him sometimes. Even if he knows the boy is perfectly capable of handling himself. He just misses him. Their relationship is freer now in some ways when he can treat him as a friend instead of a padawan, but he still misses when Anakin was always with him. (Being around him is nearly addictive, as is being the center of his intention. Even if it's sometimes too overwhelming to be around him indefinitely.)

There's times when he's not focused on his mission that he sometimes feels a probably ridiculous level of... emptiness. But Jedi don't always have their master or padawan with them, and he's perfectly aware of that. That phase of his life is past, but he can't help wishing it wasn't. No matter how much he needs to set that aside and focus on his mission.

(Which is to kill Satine, against what he thought the Jedi way was, so is fixating on how much he wants Anakin to be his a little longer really wrong? He banishes the thought as fast as it comes.)

"How are you handling it with the war?" Obi-Wan asks, even if he feels almost uncomfortable at trying to ask him about this when he probably should have months ago. It's so out of nowhere right now. "Leading a war was never what I taught you to do."

Anakin looks visibly taken by surprise. His emotions are always easy to read, but generally too intense for Obi-Wan to know how to handle. "I'm fine, Master." He smiles for a moment, something clearly teasing in his gaze. "You taught me well enough for me to handle anything."

"Did I,' he says, a little grumpily. The boy is certainly not capable of handling anything, even if he certainly tries to be. Tries harder than Obi-Wan can even understand. "The role as a Jedi Knight is... different now than what it used to be. Far more challenging."

"I can handle it," Anakin promises.

Not like that was his question in the first place. He knows Anakin can learn to handle nearly anything because the boy is always so stubborn, and its... fond exasperation flares through him, thinking about it. He just wishes he wishes he had a better idea of how to help Anakin or know if he needs it because he really doesn't. (And when Anakin does need help, Obi-Wan's pretty sure it's Palpatine he goes to.)

Anakin leans forward, eyeing him before Obi-Wan can ask anything else. "Are you alright, Master?"

The question startles him. "There are many matters I'm concerned about, but yes." Anakin's gaze flickers. He seems... uncertain. "Why do you ask?"

"You're upset," Anakin replies, quietly. He looks up from the floor, momentarily meeting Obi-Wan's gaze even if he's visibly struggling too. He's always like that. "You have been ever since we left for Coruscant."

It was that obvious?

It still warms something deep inside of him, that Anakin... asked. (That's part of why he misses him so much. At least in moments like this, it feels like nothing's really changed, except that they can be more... friends than they used to be. Even if he'll always watch over Anakin. He has the sudden desire to touch him, or... hold him like he used to when the boy was small, but he squashes the desire.)

It's not a question Obi-Wan can answer, either. "It's a classified mission," he offers, finally. Anakin deserves to at least know that.

The boy nods, falling silent until Obi-Wan's comm beeps. It's Rex, saying that Artoo is spooked about something. Which is pretty abnormal for a droid that's a machine embodiment of Anakin.

"I'll go, Master," Anakin offers instantly, "If there's something dangerous down there, the clones and I can handle it."

"I'll stay with the Senators. I'll be late to Satine's invitation as it is," Obi-Wan agrees. Even if he is not looking forward to going back to the same room as her. Not when he has a mission he needs to be serious about finishing.

(And he can't do that. It's – how can the Council demand that?)

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