[All Qui-Gon can offer in the moment is to lean over the table and rest a hand on Obi-Wan's arm.]
[There isn't much that he can say that hasn't been said already. Hopefully that touch alone is enough to convey his emotions.]
[To lose a Padawan is effectively losing part of one's very self. To take an active part in that loss... well... it's about the same as ripping out that part.]
And I am sorry about Anakin.
[He palms the cup again.]
When I lost Xanatos, talking about it helped far more than I thought it would, initially.
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[There isn't much that he can say that hasn't been said already. Hopefully that touch alone is enough to convey his emotions.]
[To lose a Padawan is effectively losing part of one's very self. To take an active part in that loss... well... it's about the same as ripping out that part.]
And I am sorry about Anakin.
[He palms the cup again.]
When I lost Xanatos, talking about it helped far more than I thought it would, initially.