I would intervene long before then. And I must do so now as well. I was busy last month and thus, did not realize Anakin was so duly affected but I will be more mindful from now on.
[ it's true that anakin is responsible for his own decisions and choices. obi-wan can't make them for him. and yet. it is difficult to untangle. obi-wan practically raised anakin, after all. ]
[She will try, that is. Because Ariadne's a stubborn little thing, when she needs to be. And clearly, she needs to be.
Another pause.]
You know, when Maul contacted me to offer his protection, he said something curious. He said that only two people in Trench were capable of fending off Anakin: Him and you.
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I would intervene long before then. And I must do so now as well. I was busy last month and thus, did not realize Anakin was so duly affected but I will be more mindful from now on.
[ he can't afford not to be anymore. ]
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None of this is your fault.
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. . . No. But I cannot look away.
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[Said in a rather no-nonsense sort of tone.]
So tell me what I can do--short of changing my face--to help.
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Maybe encourage him to speak freely. So he's less likely to repress what is bubbling under the surface.
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[She will try, that is. Because Ariadne's a stubborn little thing, when she needs to be. And clearly, she needs to be.
Another pause.]
You know, when Maul contacted me to offer his protection, he said something curious. He said that only two people in Trench were capable of fending off Anakin: Him and you.
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Anakin is strong in the Force. But I am the more experience fighter as is Maul.
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Together.
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Not the word I'd use. At any rate, I don't believe Anakin is so far gone. Something else is at the core. I will have to find it.
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Because he lacks self-preservation instincts?
I'll keep an eye out.
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I won't let him.
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