This cannot break friendships, he knows. It's also not about what's forbidden - Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan has a healthy disrespect for the rules. But Obi-Wan is already experienced in what happens when you let yourself get too involved. He already knows the pull of the Dark Side that comes from putting one person above all others, even in the face of what is right for everyone.
But let her think it's about rules, rather than tell her why it is there's that little bit less of him to give.
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Date: 2020-06-29 06:23 am (UTC)This cannot break friendships, he knows. It's also not about what's forbidden - Qui-Gon Jinn's Padawan has a healthy disrespect for the rules. But Obi-Wan is already experienced in what happens when you let yourself get too involved. He already knows the pull of the Dark Side that comes from putting one person above all others, even in the face of what is right for everyone.
But let her think it's about rules, rather than tell her why it is there's that little bit less of him to give.