Balancing Act (Obi-Wan Kenobi x Reader)

🪐Chapter Twenty-Six🪐

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves"

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Chapter Twenty-Six

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Your master was calling. Once this would not have been unusual, you would have been elated to speak to your master too, but things had changed. The war had cut down the time the two of you could see and speak to each other, and half of that time was Council-related business. So when you saw his name on the ship's communicator you were happy, but not hopeful that it would be a fun catching-up session like you wanted it to be.

"Master, to what do I owe the pleasure?"

Your master sighed, and that meant things were already off to a rough start. From next to you, Drifter raised a brow. He also knew that this wasn't good.

"I'm afraid I did not call with any good news. The Council thought it would be best if I were the one to give this mission request to you."

Oh, that was terrible news. If the council of all people was trying to break it to you gently that meant this mission request was going to be terrible one way or another. Whether it was emotionally or physically draining, or a mission that would annoy you to no end. The Council had ways of trying to ease people into these types of things.

"What mission does the Council request I embark on?"

"Please understand, my former Padawan, that the Council argued that you be left off this mission. It was the senate, particularly the Chancellor's office that insisted you be put on the roster. We do not wish this for you."

It was still getting worse. Again, if the Council was trying to separate themselves from the mission instead of maintaining their neutral, unbothered stance then it would be horrible. Anxiety was curling around in your gut and the Force was swirling.

"You're killing me with the suspense Master, what is it?"

"Yesterday, a colony of Togrutas was captured from the planet Kiros, this was discovered after Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka traveled there."

"Yes, they told me about that." Ahsoka was absolutely devastated that such a thing happened to her homeworld, and you did your best to comfort given the distance between the two of you. You wished you could have been there but you were finishing up a completely different battle at the time, one that had only ended early this morning.

"The colony was captured by Zygerrian slavers working with the Separatists, and a mission has been ordered to infiltrate the Zygerrian Empire to rescue them."

Your heart sank. You now knew why the Council was trying to separate themselves, and why your former master was so upset, "Please don't tell me-"

"It has been requested that due to your unique... position concerning slavery you join the mission."

"That's the official statement they gave? What a load of bantha crap. We both know it's because I'll be a good distraction. The Zygerrians will be too surprised to see me to suspect anything."

"I suspect that is their true reasoning, yes. I am sorry, dear one. I always did my best to shield you from the horrors of slavery when you were young, though I know you still had encounters that I was unable to stop. Going into the heart of a slavery empire is the last thing I want for you."

"I know, Master," you appreciated the sentiment but it still wasn't very comforting. Still, your discomfort had to be ignored in favor of the lives of the Kiros colony, "I accept the mission. Who shall I be working with?"