Title: The Price of Devotion

Author: Marie Kenobi
Rating: PG – Same as the movie.
Spoilers: Yes, to TPM and JA.
Disclaimer: All recognizable Star Wars characters are the exclusive property of the almighty Jedi Master, George Lucas. I am not being paid for any of this. None of the books mentioned below belong to me. They are the property of Scholastic, Del Rey, and Dark Horse Comics.

Author's Notes: In order to write this story, I pulled from many different resources. Some of those resources include: the TPM novel by Terry Brooks, the children's TPM chapter book by Patricia C. Wrede, the JA series by Jude Watson, the Obi-Wan Kenobi comic book by Dark Horse Comics, the SW Episode 1 Illustrated Screenplay by George Lucas, and of course, the movie itself.

Enjoy!

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I have studied the Jedi's way for over two decades. My destiny in life is to become a Jedi Knight, Guardian of Peace and Justice in the galaxy. I study diligently under my Master's tutelage.

One day we are chosen for a mission—a mission of utmost importance.

I know what must be done. It is a routine I know well. But there is more to this mission than meets the eye.

Justice must prevail. Lives depend on it. The future depends on it.

My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi.

This is my story.

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Introduction

Peace over anger.

Honor over hate.

Strength over fear.

I recite these words with every breath I take.

Outside my window, speeders, air taxes, and other transports speed past me, cluttering the sky with their shiny hulls. Back on Naboo, the citizens continue to greet one another with a fervor that can stem from the end of only one tragedy: War. Naboo is safe, my mission was successful, but I am alone. The person I cared for the most is gone.

Although I am sure I will never forget, this is a mission that must be recorded. That way, not only will it be inscribed in my mind for the rest of my life, others will have the chance to learn what it was really like from someone who experienced it first-hand.

I left Naboo just a few short days ago. Now that I am home, it will be nothing more than an emerald pinprick in the ceiling of the Star Room in the Jedi Temple. I am not saddened to leave it behind. I would be happy to forget the small planet. But the sudden immensity of my living quarters reminds me of the bleak truth, and I know that a piece of me will always reside there—there on that lush, green planet. I have only to see its forest, swamps, cities, sky…and I will see his face. And I will feel the emptiness inside me again.

My name is Obi-Wan Kenobi.

I am a Jedi Knight.