[ oh. obi-wan had hoped no one had gotten hurt and they would have come forward. but perhaps he had been complacent. news of murder tends to spread quickly after all. ]
I didn't know. I'm sorry. I'll reach out and see if there's anything I can do.
[ that's what he thought. he stands there, calm. anger leads to hate, leads to suffering. but that doesn't mean people shouldn't be angry or allowed to express it.
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I didn't know. I'm sorry. I'll reach out and see if there's anything I can do.
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This is too much, Obi-Wan. It's unacceptable.
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Go on.
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[And some snot with the tears now.]
You told me not to get involved. And now look what he did.
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You wouldn't have been able to save Dean. You would have just added to the toll.
[ though logic doesn't help much when it comes to grief and she's allowed that. he tempers his tone. ]
Anakin was corrupted. Maul pulled it out of him. He will still have to answer to what he did.
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[And whether she could or not is beside the point. Somewhere under the anger, grief, and sadness...there's the nagging sense of being underestimated.
Again.]
You cut off limbs and you cut off lives like they mean nothing! Not everyone comes back from that!
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Is that what you think?
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And for what? Tell me.
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I don't know!
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just that anger shouldn't consume them. ]
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You can be there or not, it's up to you. But I'm not going to be idle this time.
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[Which is to say, you probably want to encourage him, Obi.]
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