#vaderkinsgift- so what happens now that Vaderkin has removed the blindfold?
He
had been stupid.
Obi-Wan
had known from the moment he interfered and tried to help those
twi’lek slaves escape from the zyggarian that he had landed himself
in trouble, especially since he was alone and master Twinna was dead
which meant no rescue for him.
When
he had been taken alive however…
The
whispers of what happened to Jedi captured alive by Sith were horror
fuel to all Jedi, quietly whispered when they dared to gather more
than two at a time.
Bound,
blindfolded and Force blind, Obi-Wan expected torture, he expected
pain and he expected eventual death.
He
did not expect to sit on his knees in what was must be a cage,
covered in a robe as he was taken somewhere with goosebumps breaking
out on his flesh at the cold, the robe providing little protection.
Listening
to the words around him told him he was taken to Coruscant, to the
Sith stronghold and his stomach had sunk as the Sith master had
chuckled and spoken to Obi-Wan.
A
gift.
He
was now a gift for a Sith apprentice.
Vader
as the Sith master called his apprentice.
And
it was all Obi-Wan’s own fault that he was no nothing more than a
gift for another person.
Terror
had unleashed itself and Obi-Wan had fought against the urge to cry
as he was finally lead through cold halls, his bare feet making next
to no noise as he listened to Sith wandering around, the sounds of
lightsaber sparring and jeering when someone lost until they arrived
at a room.
The
room of his new ‘master’.
Still,
he was taken aback as he squinted at the bright room as he took in
the yellow eyed blond with his hair gathered back in a tail.
Obi-Wan
hadn’t known what to expect, he hadn’t actually seen many Sith
apprentices but…
This
man was young, maybe Obi-Wan’ s age?
He
didn’t carry any marks of being connected to dark side, didn’t
look twisted for all that he had a single scar through an eyebrow on
the right side of his face.
If
it wasn’t for the eyes, molten gold with a ring of red around the
pupils, Obi-Wan wouldn’t have been able to tell this person was a
Sith.
“Sidious
must have kept you contained for your trip here, are you hungry?”
The other asked.
Obi-Wan
fought the urge to let his jaw drop.
Was
he becoming delusional?
As
a blond brow rose, Obi-Wan nodded quickly, dread unleashing in his
stomach as he expected pain or cruel denial of food.
But…
The
blond just smiled and slowly grasped Obi-Wan by the shoulder, keeping
his hand in view the entire time as he guided Obi-Wan to the couch
where he had him sit. Obi-Wan was tense the entire time and yet no
pain came his way as Vader moved to a table that had a bowl full of
fruit where he picked up some grapes and an apple.
The
distance gave Obi-Wan a few seconds to glance about, taking in the
dark decor of black couch, red carpets and drapes and yet the walls
were a bright cream white with marble floor that complimented the
dark wooden furniture spread around the room or maybe this was
Vader’s apartment in the temple?
A
click however made Obi-Wan sharply focus back on the man, watching
him warily.
Vader
had
also
picked up a glass that he filled with water before returning to
Obi-Wan,
holding the glass to his lips first.
Half
expecting the glass to be tipped onto him, Obi-Wan took quick sips.
But
Vader didn’t tip the water onto him, only smiled and set the glass
down. “Now, would you please show me your hands? I imagine my
master has you in binders.”
Confused,
Obi-Wan slowly lifted his hands from inside the robe to show the
magnetic binders that were indeed around his wrists.
At a simple command they would snap together Obi-Wan knew, having
seen these before but he had never experienced the ‘pleasure’ of
being in them and Force blind as he now was he would never get out of
them.
“Hmm,
Vader authorization, open.” The man said, squinting at the binders
and to Obi-Wan’s surprise they separated.
Vader
settled the grapes into Obi-Wan’s hands as the Jedi stared at him
in bewilderment before the other pulled out a viroblade, cutting the
apple. ‘What the kark is going on, why is he… he must be lulling
me into a false sense of security…’ Obi-Wan swallowed thickly.
“I’ll
order in a double food serving for dinner but for now this is all I
have on hand. You should eat.” Vader encouraged, glancing at
Obi-Wan with what could only be termed as a predatory glance.
Confused,
trembling and frightened, Obi-Wan did as told, putting one of the
grapes in and accepting a slice of apple from the Sith.
Eat
while he could, conserve his strength and maybe he could escape.
And
all the while, Vader stared at him in a hungry expression. “You’ll
refer to me as sir or my lord, understood?” Obi-Wan nodded meekly.
“Good, now, what’s your name Jedi?” Vader asked as he held out
another piece of cut apple.
Glancing
at the man, Obi-Wan swallowed thickly, feeling the grapes and apple
settle heavily as he accepted the second apple slice. “…Obi-Wan
sir.” He whispered quietly, not
daring to lie in case the other could tell via the Force
and tried not to shake at the hungry look in golden eyes.
‘Eat,
remain strong, escape.’ He reminded himself.
