Okay if Shkma is in-temple in Safehere, is there going to be any retaliation aimed at Obi-Wan?
Peeling his apple
slowly with the little fruit knife, Obi-Wan didn’t lift his head at
all to look at anyone else as lengths of green peel dropped down into
the napkin on Obi-Wan’s lap as he continued to slowly rotate the
apple to get to the pink flesh hidden beneath the green peel.
After all, the
gorgan apple was very bitter if eaten with the peel and sweet if you
only ate the flesh.
Yes, focus on the
apple and not the Jedi knight currently disembarking with Master
Windu.
Nope, no looking
up.
Obi-Wan was not
going to look up at all.
Or that had been
his intention until a pair of boots stopped in front of him and a
shadow fell over him.
Slowly Obi-Wan did
look up, meeting Olliander’s brown eyes as the man glared down at
him in contempt with his arms crossed over his chest.
From the corner of
his eyes, Obi-Wan saw Cody with his hands resting on his blasters but
he couldn’t move to his commander’s side, he only tensed up as he
stared at the man who had once tried to choke him, who had hit him,
pulled his hair, starved him and made him feel as if he was worth
nothing.
And then he
breathed out, forcing his shoulders to relax as he tilted his head to
the side, mentally shutting down parts of his mind to deal with the
situation. Obi-Wan raised one brow and put on a faintly puzzled
expression. “Is there something I can do for you Knight Shkma? I
was told you were here to decode the scrambled signal and then return
to the temple once your task was completed.” He questioned with a
dignified air that he didn’t feel.
At the visual lack
of fear however, Shkma blinked hard and looked a bit disconcerted as
every other time Obi-Wan had encountered the man had been filled with
the redhead outright fearing him or showing a massive amount of
discontent.
Finally the blond
forced a smile on his face, giving a little bow. “Pardon me Master
Kenobi. Master Yoda informed me that I was to… report myself to you
once I landed… to avoid any problematic issues.” His smile was
all white teeth, framed by a blond goatee. He would be a handsome man
if you didn’t know his reputation, with his nice brown eyes, straw
blond hair, pointed nose, high cheekbones and porcelain skin.
“Hmm, I see. Well
then, don’t let me stop you. Scurry along off to work.” Obi-Wan
smiled in return and then deliberately bowed his head and returned to
his apple, carefully peeling the last of the peel away from the
flesh.
Pretending he
wasn’t seeing the mans pale hands tighten into fists, pretending he
wasn’t ready to spring away if necessary.
Pretending he was
fine as the knight in front of him finally whirled away and stomped
towards the tent.
Only once he
disappeared into the command tent did Obi-Wan let his shoulders
slump, letting out a shuddering breath he had been holding while
relaxing his grip on the peeling knife.
He almost plunged
it into Skywalker’s hand when the knight suddenly appeared,
carefully touching Obi-Wan’s shoulder.
Clearly Skywalker
could tell it too by how Obi-Wan’s shoulders tensed beneath his
hand but he didn’t remove it, only carefully squeezed while giving
Obi-Wan a probing look. “Are you alright Master Kenobi?” He
whispered. “Want me to put a snake in the hutt-spawns bunk?”
Anakin offered, eyes hopeful
The question had
Obi-Wan’s lips quirking as he slowly relaxed beneath the touch. “I…
no, no thank you but I’m flattered for the offer.” He chuckled
quietly and nodded up to the blond. “Its nice to see you again
Knight Skywalker… or should I say Ani?” Obi-Wan teased, laughing
faintly when the others cheeks colored.
“Oh, you
remember.” Anakin rubbed the back of his neck with his mech hand.
“Indeed.”
Obi-Wan hummed, cutting out a boat from the apple and holding it out.
“Apple?” He offered, smiling slightly as the camp returned to
normal activity with the threat now in Plo’s grasp and away from
Obi-Wan.