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Obi-Wan's POV
"You know he didn't mean it General; he's emotional right now," Rex tried to comfort me as I rested my elbow on top of the table with my head in my hand.

My eyes watered significantly due to Anakin's previous harsh words, and I swallowed the painful lump in my throat to keep from crying. I may be a tough man, but that doesn't mean I don't have certain sensitive spots; especially when it comes to the boy I raised.

I didn't say anything back to Rex, nor did I look up when the door to the cabin opened. I merely sighed as I kept my gaze on the middle of the table and thought back to what my brother said. Although what he said was uncalled for, I do believe I owe him an apology.

Hurtful or not; some of his words were true, I've hardly had a positive thought since this all happened. And that negativity almost caused us to lose Cal, and.. well I guess we lost (y/n) anyway.

"Grieving he is," I heard Yoda's voice and I shot my head up with furrowed brows. I thought he left with Anakin nearly thirty minutes ago, "Unstable his emotions are, give him time you must. Loves you dearly he does."

I appreciated his words of comfort, but I was more concerned on why he was here and not with Anakin, "I thought you were going with him?"

Yoda shook his head slowly as he used the force to pull a pillow from the couch and set it on the floor in front of him, "Thought about it I did, but know that she is gone I do. Hear about her death twice; that I can not bear." He sat criss-crossed on the pillow, and closed his eyes; seconds later, him and the pillow began to float while he quietly mediated to himself, "Yes, gone." He sighed sadly after what I'm guessing was another failed attempt at connecting with her.

I used my cane to stand myself up from the table that was surrounded by our trusted clones; all of them watching our interaction, "So you let him go on that suicide mission alone?" My voice came out sounding more vexed than usual, "Coruscant is dangerous for us Jedi, especially him, how could you-"

Yoda opened one eye, and one eye only, but the small glare was enough to cause me to shut up and slowly sit back down.

His lip twitched like he wanted to smile before he closed his eyes again, "Have more trust in your former padawan you must. You forget, the chosen one he is. Very powerful, very strong; stronger than us." He reminded me before breathing out a long exhale, "Now, silence I require-"

Yoda was cut off by what sounded like, a ship shooting down through the atmosphere, and then a loud splash as if it landed in the small lake right outside of our safe house.

All clones were now on their feet with their defensive weapons in their grasp, "Let's check it out men, and be cautious," Rex, who has taken up the mantle as the leader of them all, ordered as he raised his blaster and was the first to walk towards the door.

I was now in my feet as well, and so was Cal who gently slipped out from under a still sleeping Ahsoka; that girl can literally sleep through anything. He covered her fully with a blanket and followed the rest of us out of the door.

We all stopped as we took notice to the ship that was halfway sunken into the water, "That's an-"

"Escape pod," Cal finished for me; his gaze scanning the hunk of metal which was slowly sinking further down, "It's from the Death Star." He spoke quizzically.