Balancing Act (Obi-Wan Kenobi x Reader)

🪐Chapter Thirty-Five🪐

"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"

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Chapter Thirty-Five

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Translations

Othanian

Vutojan - Platonic soulmate

Ursbi - affectionate term from parents to children

Mandalorian

Vode - formal name for the clones

Mand'alor - one true ruler

Nor'cabur - Back piece of armor

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"You're going to be spending the day with some of the Jedi younglings, they're all very kind and I promise you'll have fun with them. When I'm done with my meeting then I'll come to pick you up and we can go around Coruscant together, how does that sound?"

"Will the rest of the family be there?" Din asked quietly, munching on the snack that Barriss had just handed to him. Barriss smiled when she saw him eating and turned back to continue her conversation with Korkie.

"Yes, all of them just returned from a mission so they should be at the temple while you're there. All of us can go out for dinner tonight, too."

The Senate had finally summoned you to appear before them and explain what your intentions were as the new ruler of Mandalore. Padme's testimony on your behalf was apparently unsatisfactory. The Chancellor told you himself, sympathetic to your struggles as a new leader and offering his support before the meeting actually began. As uncomfortable as the offer made you, you accepted. The Chancellor's opinion held more power than even a senate vote, and although he had already taken a liking to you, for the wellbeing of your people you had to keep it that way.

Because Obi-Wan, Anakin, and Ahsoka were going to be on-planet, you were taking the opportunity to bring your family together again. Tup and Fives were already planetside, hiding out in the clone barracks and keeping their presence under wraps from everyone but the Vode - not including the Coruscant Guard - and the Pavond-Kenobi family. Although the surgeries removing the chips in the clones were nearly complete, the progress with the guard was still slow-going and none of you wanted to risk the two of them being brought in against their will.

Along with your meeting with the Senate, you had another meeting with the Jedi Council. This would be a civilian petition to clarify the meaning of the Jedi Code to allow familial and romantic attachments so long as the Jedi does not put such persons above their duty to the Force and Universe. You'd already spoken to several High Council members about it, trying to use your political training from your family and your new role as Mand'alor, and they assured you that you had their vote. What mattered most was convincing Master Yoda and Master Windu, as their answers would sway the rest of the Council.

It was going to be a busy week on Coruscant, and immediately after that, you were scheduled to rejoin the front for another three weeks. You'd taken a short leave after ascending to power, but your vode missed you on the battlefield, and you refused to let them go on without you anymore. Admittedly, your time away from the front had been incredibly good for you. The Dark Side had been kept at bay by the business of your schedule and the constant support you had from your family and allies, and you no longer felt yourself slipping one way or the other - or potentially losing yourself trying to stay in between anyway. Still, war waited for no one, and you just had to hope that your time away would allow you to remain strong for the time being.