Qui-Gon had insisted that apprenticeship was as much a learning experience for the Master as the Padawan.

Since Qui-Gon was never assigned extra meditations or forced to complete astrophysics homework between negotiations, Obi-Wan had privately doubted this.

But when he became a Master himself, he understood.

Obi-Wan lowered himself into bed with a pained grunt, his muscles straining from being pushed to new limits to match Anakin's progress.

Of course, Obi-Wan remembered as Anakin rolled over and sleepily flung an arm over his Master's chest, Qui-Gon had also assured him it was worth it.

He'd been right about that too.