Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray

Author:Claudia Gray [Gray, Claudia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: science fiction, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781780899893
Amazon: 1780899890
Goodreads: 40948278
Publisher: Century
Published: 2019-04-18T00:00:00+00:00

“I’d like your opinion,” Qui-Gon said.

Obi-Wan looked up from the Meryx’s scanners. “Well, that’s a first.”

The look Qui-Gon gave him made Obi-Wan realize, I don’t think I should’ve said that out loud, even if it’s true. But maybe Qui-Gon saw truth in it, too, because he said only, “I had a curious dream about the treaty ceremony.”

“Not prophecy, I hope,” Obi-Wan joked. Then his heart sank as he took in Qui-Gon’s expression. It hadn’t been a joke at all.

“Obviously—obviously not literal prophecy,” Qui-Gon said, unusually tentative. “But I wondered whether my dream might not be worth analyzing. Perhaps my subconscious has picked up on some clues that we haven’t noticed consciously.”

Obi-Wan figured that if Qui-Gon was finally asking for his opinion, he could have it. “Surely we have more pressing concerns. Better ways of searching for an answer. Dream analysis would be guesswork at best.”

Qui-Gon frowned. Maybe this was the beginning of an argument. Obi-Wan braced himself—then startled as the sensors began chiming. “Looks like we’re here.”

“Same place as yesterday.” Rahara Wick slid into the seat next to him, double-checking the readings. “And I’m picking up even higher levels of concentrated protons.”

Protons? Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon shared a look, their disagreement forgotten. That indicated weaponry: torpedoes or missiles, probably. Anybody who had missiles had other weapons, too.

Had the Opposition finally been found?

“All right, put it down,” Qui-Gon commanded.

As Rahara obeyed, Pax Maripher rolled his eyes, something he did often. (Obi-Wan wondered whether maybe it was a medical condition.) Pax proclaimed, “The only thing worse than being made to search for a guerrilla army is being made to face one.”

“You’re not facing anyone, Pax,” Qui-Gon said. “You’re staying on the ship, as is Rahara. This is for me and my apprentice.”

Despite everything, Obi-Wan felt a small surge of pride. Qui-Gon does trust me, at least in some things. I’ve earned that much from him, anyway.

Rahara brought the Meryx down low, until its bottom hull brushed along some treetops. Obi-Wan followed his Master to the hatch, which Rahara had already released for them. Silently Qui-Gon pried the door open. Strong winds whipped into the bay, and Obi-Wan squinted against them.

“Ready, Padawan?” Qui-Gon said. How many more times would Obi-Wan hear that?

He looked down into the thick green cloud of treetops moving beneath them. Somewhere beneath those leaves a terrorist army was hiding.

Maybe waiting.

“I’m ready, Master.” With that, Obi-Wan jumped from the ship, into the unknown.

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