PUNISHMENT FOR LOVE
Chapter 2
Obi-wan moved slowly through the streets of his hometown with his ever present Knight babysitter. Obi-wan choose to keep his hood up and his head down so that no one could see his face. The knight was leading him towards his family home, which he supposed he should have been excited about, he was meeting his family for the first time after all, but he couldn�t stop thinking about how he would never see his Qui-Gon again.

His home world was very primitive compared to Coruscant, the only contact off world was a direct link to the senate but it was only for the use of the government so his family had no idea he was coming. Although the planet hadn�t by any means cut themselves off from the rest of the galaxy they were just happy with the way things were and didn�t want other races coming in and changing things with technology, they were content to just work things out for themselves.

The knight finally stopped in front of a reasonably large but simple house, with a large group of children playing in the front garden.
�Excuse me, is this the Kenobi residence?� the knight asked one of the older children.
�Yes sir,� she replied, �can I help you?�
�Are your parents� home?�
�Yes come inside. I�ll go get my mother for you.�

Obi-wan trailed slowly after the knight into the house, keeping his head down even when he could feel the other children watching to see who he was.

The house had a simple kitchen with a table in the centre and benches around the edge. There was a gas stove and other simple cooking devices.

The young girl left the room and returned not long after followed by a middle-aged woman.
The knight bowed and Obi-wan nodded his head in greeting before returning his gaze to the floor.

�I am Jedi Knight Tel Kan and this is��
�Some things happened to Obi-wan hasn�t it? I knew something would, but��
�Madam please, your son is fine.� Tel Kan then turned to Obi-wan, �Don�t be rude, take your hood off.� He snapped.

Obi-wan reluctantly removed his hood so that the woman�his mother�could see his face however he still kept his eyes on the floor.
Mrs Kenobi stared at him for a moment before tears started to fall from her eyes. She moved towards him and placed one hand on his chin to lift his eyes up to meet hers.

�Well,� she said after a moment, �Aren�t you going to give your mother a hug?�
Hesitantly he moved closer to her and wrapped his arms around her shoulders and allowed her to hug him back. He was tense at first having not seen the woman since he was just on a year old and as such having never been hugged by his mother that he could remember. However after a moment he relaxed into her embrace.

He was a head taller then her, and she had a much smaller build then him but he could see that he gotten his blue eyes from her.
After a moment he pulled away from her and returned his gaze to the floor.

�What are you doing here?� she asked, before turning to Tel Kan, �We were told that we would not be allowed any interaction with him once the Jedi took him?�
�That is correct; however the circumstances surrounding your son have changed. As a result of his actions he has been dismissed from the Jedi order along with his Master. I have a letter here from the Jedi Council detailing the reasons for their decision.�

Tel Kan handed the letter to Mrs Kenobi, which she opened, halfway through the letter she sat down at the table in the middle of the room. Obi-wan looked at her now to try and gauge her reaction to his pregnancy.
She looked up at them when she had finished, she stared at the letter for a moment longer before looking back at them.

�I fail to see where Obi-wan is to blame in this? It is obvious that he was seduced by this man, why punish him for something he can�t control.�
�Qui-Gon didn�t�� but Tel Kan spoke over the top of him using the force to drown out Obi-Wan�s voice with his.

�We questioned your son extensively about the matter, but he insists that he was not a victim in the relationship and the council could find no lie in his statement, so unless he says and proves otherwise then he must be punished as his master was. However, as he is a minor, and he is with child, the council were lenient in his punishment.�

�Lenient?! You took my love away from me and you�re going to take my child from me! And you say that my punishment was lenient?� Obi-wan yelled at the Knight.
�Yes I believe they were lenient, if it was up to me, you would be on your way to Bandomeer as a farmer, child or no child.�

�Now if you will excuse me, I shall take my leave now,� he continued before Obi-Wan could retort, �Another knight will return in one month�s time to check on Obi-wan, he has a comlink if you would like to contact the council with any questions and Kenobi,� he turned to back to Obi-wan, �behave yourself, there are many other, less pleasant, places that we could send you then here.� He then bowed to Mrs Kenobi and nodded to Obi-wan before leaving the house.

Obi-wan glared at the knight�s back as he showed himself out of the house. He looked around the room taking in everything around him as he had been taught, to try and calm himself before turning to face his mother.

�Well this was unexpected,� Mrs Kenobi said, trying to break the uncomfortable silence between them, �well I expect your tired from your journey here, so why don�t we put your things in your room and while you unpack I shall make you something to eat.�

Obi-wan nodded then followed his mother out of the kitchen and down the hall to a simple room with a bed, desk, and wardrobe. There was a window on one wall and a door leading to a �fresher on another. He placed his bag on the bed and then turned back to his mother.

�Alright you unpack, while I make you a snack. Do you think you can find your way back to the kitchen?�
�Yes ma�am.�
�Now Obi-wan, none of that ma�am nonsense either call me mum or if you�d prefer Sara.�
�Ok ma�Sara.�
Sara nodded then moved quickly out of the room back through the house towards the kitchen.
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