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[She likes Obi-Wan in general. She does. He helped out when she needed it, but at the same time, learning he could've prevented Darth Vader altogether is something she's not taking well.]

And when those you care for become Sith, what then?

[sithkabobed]

[The question brings up some painful Xanatos flavored memories for Qui-Gon. Not that his fallen apprentice ever went full Sith, but his descent to the Dark Side still stings all the same.]

[He's silent for a few moments before he responds.]

According to the Jedi Code, one would have to fulfill his or her duty and destroy the Sith regardless of their origins.

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[She's no Jedi, she doesn't know what's actually in the Jedi Code. She only has her own assumptions based on what she knows of the Jedi. And Qui-Gon's response is in line with what she assumed. So instead of repeating arguments from the previous disaster--arguments she knows Qui-Gon has already heard--Leia regards Qui-Gon silently for a moment, tilting her head as she does so.]

You've made my argument for me.

[sithkabobed]

[Qui-Gon bites back what would've been an admittedly childish retort with yet another reminder that Leia isn't wrong. The entire situation surrounding Anakin and his fall to the Dark Side is mired in grayscaled should haves and would haves that all culminate in perhaps one of the worst inflictions upon the galaxy since the days of the Old Sith Empire. He can't deny that.]

[But he also can't deny what he knows Obi-Wan did to Anakin. The forbidden marks used, and the emotional turmoil it's put the man through to know that even committing an atrocity himself couldn't stop the destructive force that is Darth Vader.]

[And he won't betray it, either. If Obi-Wan already told Leia in confidence, then that was his business. Qui-Gon won't make any assumptions in that regard, just as he won't make any assumptions that he can ask Leia to forgive Obi-Wan at the very least.]

Fair enough.

However, it is my sincere hope that you have not been put into such a position yourself, and never will be.

[And he means that.]

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[Deep down, Leia no doubt knows it's more complicated than that, and were it anyone else but Darth Vader that Obi-Wan had faced, she no doubt would have understood his feelings better. She also knows just as well that not having Vader around might not have changed anything at all. But, the fact that it was Vader and that Obi-Wan had a chance to prevent everything Vader would eventually do but didn't take advantage of it is a barrier to that.

Qui-Gon's response earns him a slight downturn of Leia's lips, as she's unsure how to take that. She isn't sure how far to trust him, or whether he's being sincere or passive aggressive with that comment.]

You say that as if you haven't already learned what presumably happens in my future.

[Presumably, because if she has her way, Darth Trainwreck isn't happening, and she refuses to accept otherwise as far as the fate of her family is concerned.]

If that's all, you're dismissed.

[sithkabobed]

[Qui-Gon clearly has more on his mind, but rather than speaking and (probably most likely definitely) making this worse, he gives Leia a respectful bow.]

It has been a pleasure. Please enjoy the rest of the night.

[He then turns and walks away.]