Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith by Matthew Woodring Stover

Author:Matthew Woodring Stover [Stover, Matthew Woodring]
Language: fra
Format: epub
ISBN: 9782265069480
Amazon: B000OVNTP8
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2005-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

Obi-Wan accepted this with a nod, but still when he thought of

Anakin, dread began to curdle below his heart. "I should have

argued more strongly in Council today."

"You think Skywalker won't be able to handle this?" Mace

Windu said. "I thought you had more confidence in his abilities."

"I trust him with my life," Obi-Wan said simply. "And that is precisely the problem."

The other two Jedi Masters watched him silently while he

tried to summon the proper words.

"For Anakin," Obi-Wan said at length, "there is nothing more important than friendship. He is the most loyal man I have ever

met—loyal beyond reason, in fact. Despite all I have tried to teach

him about the sacrifices that are the heart of being a Jedi he—he

will never, I think, truly understand."

He looked over at Yoda. "Master Yoda, you and I have been

close since I was a boy. An infant. Yet if ending this war one week

sooner—one day sooner—were to require that I sacrifice your life, you know I would."

"As you should," Yoda said. "As I would yours, young Obi-Wan. As any Jedi would any other, in the cause of peace."

"Any Jedi," Obi-Wan said, "except Anakin."

Yoda and Mace exchanged glances, both thoughtfully grim.

Obi-Wan guessed they were remembering the times Anakin had

violated orders—the times he had put at risk entire operations, the

lives of thousands, the control of whole planetary systems— to save

a friend.

More than once, in fact, to save Obi-Wan.

"I think," Obi-Wan said carefully, "that abstractions like peace don't mean much to him. He's loyal to people, not to principles. And he expects loyalty in return. He will stop at nothing to

save me, for example, because he thinks I would do the same for

him."

Mace and Yoda gazed at him steadily, and Obi-Wan had to

lower his head.

"Because," he admitted reluctantly, "he knows I would do the same for him."

"Understand exactly where your concern lies, I do not.

Yoda's green eyes had gone softly sympathetic. " Named must your fear be, before banish it you can. Do you fear that perform his

task, he cannot?"

"Oh, no. That's not it at all. I am firmly convinced that

Anakin can do anything. Except betray a friend. What we have

done to him today..."

"But that is what Jedi are," Mace Windu said. "That is what we have pledged ourselves to: selfless service—"

Obi-Wan turned to stare once more toward the assault ship that

would carry Yoda and the clone battalions to Kashyyyk, but he

could see only Anakin's face.

If he asked me to spy on you, do you think I would do it?

"Yes," he said slowly. "That's why I don't think he will ever trust us again."

He found his eyes turning unaccountably hot, and his vision

swam with unshed tears.

"And I'm not entirely sure he should."

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