[Qui-Gon sighs and falls silent, his lips pursing and his brow furrowing as he formulates his response. There's no easy way to reply, especially not after he's had a hand in Obi-Wan's minor outburst moments before, but there's also no shying away from the truth.]

[He brings a hand to his chin and strokes at his beard. He'd had this conversation before... why is it so hard now?]

It wasn't fair to you. You were still just a Padawan yourself, and never had a chance to come into your own as a Knight before taking one of your own.