[Qui-Gon knows what it's like to understand on a logical level what is and what isn't one's fault, and also how that logic didn't matter when it came to instances of guilt. Especially not when that guilt ate away at one's very core, bringing into question every decision made up until that moment.]
[Qui-Gon knows that trite platitudes will do nothing to soothe or to help with the healing process. So he doesn't bother with them--experience not only tells someone what the right thing to say in a situation is, but also when it's appropriate to say nothing at all.
[And, finally, Qui-Gon knows that Obi-Wan needs support most of all to help him overcome all that's happened. The events that led to the fall of the Jedi can't be changed, but his perspective can. With time.]
[Gladiolus flowers begin to sprout at Qui-Gon's feet, strong, tall and colorful against the cold.]
It was a responsibility that I should not have burdened you with, my Padawan.
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[Qui-Gon knows what it's like to understand on a logical level what is and what isn't one's fault, and also how that logic didn't matter when it came to instances of guilt. Especially not when that guilt ate away at one's very core, bringing into question every decision made up until that moment.]
[Qui-Gon knows that trite platitudes will do nothing to soothe or to help with the healing process. So he doesn't bother with them--experience not only tells someone what the right thing to say in a situation is, but also when it's appropriate to say nothing at all.
[And, finally, Qui-Gon knows that Obi-Wan needs support most of all to help him overcome all that's happened. The events that led to the fall of the Jedi can't be changed, but his perspective can. With time.]
[Gladiolus flowers begin to sprout at Qui-Gon's feet, strong, tall and colorful against the cold.]
It was a responsibility that I should not have burdened you with, my Padawan.
And I am proud of you nonetheless.