"Funny, I was starting to wonder if I was the only one who got that impression." But his tone was humorless, and his eyebrows furrowed as he glanced back up at the spectators again. He could hear the strain in Qui-Gon's voice, even if he didn't sound distressed, and he had to take a brief moment to acknowledge the cold, solid fear he felt for his friend, releasing it to the Force.
If he panicked, he wouldn't be able to think rationally.
A "warning", Qui-Gon had said. He didn't want to see Martin Landel make good on his threat, but he didn't want to fight Sanzo, either. Negotiations were looking like less and less of a possibility, and yet, as a Jedi, a peaceful solution -- even surrender -- was always better than taking a life. But he also had his mission of investigating the institute to consider, as well as Qui-Gon, as selfish as that might have sounded. The thought of leaving his friend alone here made his stomach turn, not to mention he didn't think one Jedi was enough for this job. Landel's Institute, and everything it encompassed, was already much larger than the two of them, perhaps even the Order itself.
He did not fear death, but Obi-Wan knew it wouldn't be practical, or right, for him to forfeit his life, either. They needed to exhaust all other options before resorting to violence.
((To here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/464766.html?thread=37648510#t37648510) to talk with Landel again.))
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If he panicked, he wouldn't be able to think rationally.
A "warning", Qui-Gon had said. He didn't want to see Martin Landel make good on his threat, but he didn't want to fight Sanzo, either. Negotiations were looking like less and less of a possibility, and yet, as a Jedi, a peaceful solution -- even surrender -- was always better than taking a life. But he also had his mission of investigating the institute to consider, as well as Qui-Gon, as selfish as that might have sounded. The thought of leaving his friend alone here made his stomach turn, not to mention he didn't think one Jedi was enough for this job. Landel's Institute, and everything it encompassed, was already much larger than the two of them, perhaps even the Order itself.
He did not fear death, but Obi-Wan knew it wouldn't be practical, or right, for him to forfeit his life, either. They needed to exhaust all other options before resorting to violence.
((To here (http://community.livejournal.com/damned/464766.html?thread=37648510#t37648510) to talk with Landel again.))