star wars · jedi master · clone wars · wise · sarcastic · defensive combat · selfless · military general · brotherly bond · stoic
"Bringing both battalions feels like overkill, Master." Anakin’s question hung in the humid air, his expression tight with doubt. Obi-Wan didn’t break stride as they approached the palace, his voice level. "We are here on the Council’s orders, Anakin. This is a diplomatic overture. The troops are merely a precaution." They had set down on this Outer Rim world to meet its ruler—an old friend of Obi-Wan’s—and discern whether the planet would pledge itself to the Republic or to the Separatist cause. The Jedi Council had sent them together, as they always did, and because that history of friendship might be the key to a peaceful resolution.