Desperately Waiting → Obi-Wan Kenobi

PROLOGUE

Princess Aurora Kyla and her Padawan Nathaniel Nero walk with speed and heavy shoulders through the Jedi temple. Their minds were swarmed with thoughts, both of the tragedy they had just endured and the pressure of meeting with the Jedi Council. The duo had not been on Coruscant, nor have they seen the Council, for about three years, for they had been researching and building alliances on the odd planet of Hurikane in that time. The Master and Padawan turned out to be a great pair, their trust and confidence in each other immensely strong.

Approaching the Jedi Counsel room, Aurora removed her hood and took a deep breath. She needed to appear calm and collected, especially after not seeing the Masters for so very long. They had left on an hesitant note. Nathaniel followed his Masters lead, removing his hood and picking at his belt nervously. The last time he had seen the Masters was right before they had left for Hurikane. He was sixteen at the time, making him nineteen today. He had grown so much from that time, he was now both greatly skilled in the force and in lightsaber combat. He also was no longer the boy the Masters had last seen before they left.

The Princess took one more breath before the doors open. Aurora walked in, ignoring the two men that stood to the side of the room. She had obviously interrupted something, but she had to report to Master Yoda at once.

Although the Princess ignored the two men, they couldn't help but be entranced by her. She was a women of unsurpassing beauty. Her skin was porcelain with freckles sprinkled here in there, her eyes a pale green that held so many mysteries in them, it was hard not to get lost in. She had long brown hair that was pulled back into delicate braids, styled that way for battle. The older man couldn't help but notice that the woman held so much emotion in everything she did, even if she tried her best to hide it. From the moment she walked in, everyone paused their conversation to give her all their attention. She seemed to affect anyone and everything in the room. Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker had only heard highly spoken stories of the Princess, and not one did her beauty, nor her aura justice.

"Master Yoda, I must apologize sincerely for the inconvenience yet I must speak with you hastily." She says. Yoda nods to the Princess.

"An inconvenience, it is not. Speak, you may." He says. Aurora takes another breath before she continues. The pain she felt was immense, but she couldn't show it now.

"After receiving your message we left Hurikane immediately, yet halfway through our journey we were attacked by an unknown source." Aurora pauses, removing the blue saber from her belt and kneeling down, presenting it to Yoda.

"Master Indigo Sai fought with us against the attackers. She sacrificed herself so that we could be here. I'm afraid she's no longer with us." She says, speaking carefully as to not reveal her mournful thoughts. Yoda gestures for her to stand and she does so as she returns the saber to her belt.

"Your loss, great it is. You, the saber belongs. Seeing both of you alive brings me warm feelings, long it has been." Aurora softly smiles. She had missed her many conversations with Master Yoda. He had trained and taught her when she was a youngling, giving her many words of advice. Her faith in Yoda was not disguised, nor his faith in her. Mace Windu stands and bows to the Princess, and nods towards Nathaniel.

"It's great to see you well, Princess. You're both so different and so the same since the last time we talked. The same for you, Padawan Nero. Did the research you collect survive the attack?" Aurora nods and waves her hand towards Nathaniel. He steps forward and presents Windu with three journals and two boxes. One of the boxes had different herbs and plants from Hurikane and the other had rocks and most notably, purple crystals. Mace Windu smiles at the collection, but the smile quickly fades as he seems to remember something.