What was the councils reasoning in letting Tempest stay in the temple? I mean are they just taking his word that he’s a good guy now?
He wouldn’t show his fear. He wasn’t going to show his fear.
KRIFF the Jedi council!
Tempest stood with his arms clasped inside his robe, head slightly
cocked as he locked eyes with Yoda, neither blinking very much.
“Stay for Obi-Wan you will hmm?”
“Yes. He makes good tea.” The human drawled. He was amused to
note Windu twitch in suppressed anger.
“Love him you claim to do?” Yoda narrowed his eyes at Tempest and
in that moment he felt a shift, he could continue taunting them and
at best get thrown out of the temple…or…or…
He gave a frustrated breath out of his nose and glared at the old
troll. “We have a bond. A soulbond. Obi-Wan has yet to realize it.”
He confessed. “He’s mine, I will not stay away from him. So yes,
I love him.” Amber eyes glowed.
“Impossible, soulbonds haven’t been recorded since the revenants
time.” Windu broke in through the scattered mutterings.
“Since Revan and Bastila Shan actually.” Tempest tilted his head.
“A Sith and a Jedi.” He added.
“Realized it Obi-Wan has not?”
“…I’ve kept my part of the bond shielded. He’s…” Tempest
struggled on the words. Naive fit his bonded. Alluring. Sweet.
Gullible.
“Trusting.” He settled on. “I do not want him to commit fully
to something he does not understand.” There, let the council make
what they wanted out of that and let Tempest think about Obi-Wan
elegant hands in his. Let Tempest think about the way Obi-Wan felt in
his arms. Let Tempest think about the gentle touch of Obi-Wan’s
mind against his.
Yoda looked around the room before focusing on Mace who shook his
head ever so slightly.
The old troll sighed. “To break the bond we can not, a wound in the
Force it would be. To far from you Obi-Wan can not be.”
Mace shook his head even harder. Yoda ignored him as he pointed his
cane at Tempest. “Stay with Obi-Wan you will. A toe out of line you
step and your life ended will be.”
“With mine perhaps Obi-Wan’s too, is that a sacrifice you’re
willing to make?” Tempest raised his brows, smoky amber focused on
them as his long hair brushed his shoulders.
“…Down to that, perhaps it will be. On your head it would be. Set
your bonded in danger you would?”
Tempest only reaction was a twitch around the eyes but it told Yoda
everything he needed to know. Tempest would not be putting Obi-Wan’s
life in danger.