Despitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。$ K1 M% |& J) r- D. o2 d2 P, \5 Z
Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。
. W( ]9 Y# z+ e, f/ Q- _8 q' B+ p1 o What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。: O9 @ k/ E) C: c
Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。2 O* d4 A9 Z; E) g5 n: D) d; z e
Itwillhelpthearmaturenervestoknit,andImdueforsomeinternalself-cleansinganyhow。Sure,goahead,Lukesaidabsently,returningtohisfascinatedstudyofthewhatever-it-was。Behindhim,Threepiobecamesilent,theglowfadingtemporarilyfromhiseyes。LukenoticedthatKenobiwaswatchinghimwithinterest。Whatisit?hefinallyasked,unabledespitehisbesteffortstoidentifythedevice。
; \( l/ L2 \/ H& m; P) m/ a Yourfatherslightsaber,Kenobitoldhim。Atonetimetheywerewidelyused。Stillare,incertaingalacticquarters。Lukeexaminedthecontrolsonthehandle,thententativelytouchedabrightlycoloredbuttonupnearthemirroredpommel。Instantlythediskputforthablue-whitebeamasthickaroundashisthumb。Itwasdensetothepointofopacityandalittleoverameterinlength。Itdidnotfade,butremainedasbrilliantandintenseatitsfarendasitdidnexttothedisk。Strangely,Lukefeltnoheatfromit,thoughhewasverycarefulnottotouchit。Heknewwhatalightsabercoulddo,thoughhehadneverseenonebefore。ItcoulddrillaholerightthroughtherockwallofKenobiscaveorthroughahumanbeing。
' _: ^" t/ {$ s1 Q ThiswastheformalweaponofaJediknight,explainedKenobi。Notasclumsyorrandomasablaster。Moreskillthansimplesightwasrequiredforitsuse。
, H* ?( k; n# q! S2 |$ R H: z Anelegantweapon。Itwasasymbolaswell。Anyonecanuseablasterorfusioncutterbuttousealightsaberwellwasamarkofsomeoneacutabovetheordinary。Hewaspacingthefloorofthecaveashespoke。6 w: D2 @. e% A$ v4 `% L* _5 J
Foroverathousandgenerations,Luke,theJediknightswerethemostpowerful,mostrespe Despitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。
+ ?5 a2 A, `8 w" a% }3 ? Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。
5 v# u3 R" n6 o1 n! d8 Z What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。; j7 c" K9 F# l; c! v, h% B
Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。
6 U+ x: j1 _% J: [7 o2 l, J Itwillhelpthearmaturenervestoknit,andImdueforsomeinternalself-cleansinganyhow。Sure,goahead,Lukesaidabsently,returningtohisfascinatedstudyofthewhatever-it-was。Behindhim,Threepiobecamesilent,theglowfadingtemporarilyfromhiseyes。LukenoticedthatKenobiwaswatchinghimwithinterest。Whatisit?hefinallyasked,unabledespitehisbesteffortstoidentifythedevice。5 A/ w3 a. h. j B1 G
Yourfatherslightsaber,Kenobitoldhim。Atonetimetheywerewidelyused。Stillare,incertaingalacticquarters。Lukeexaminedthecontrolsonthehandle,thententativelytouchedabrightlycoloredbuttonupnearthemirroredpommel。Instantlythediskputforthablue-whitebeamasthickaroundashisthumb。Itwasdensetothepointofopacityandalittleoverameterinlength。Itdidnotfade,butremainedasbrilliantandintenseatitsfarendasitdidnexttothedisk。Strangely,Lukefeltnoheatfromit,thoughhewasverycarefulnottotouchit。Heknewwhatalightsabercoulddo,thoughhehadneverseenonebefore。ItcoulddrillaholerightthroughtherockwallofKenobiscaveorthroughahumanbeing。
5 o' e+ \' m5 V0 I) T# I0 Q6 q, e ThiswastheformalweaponofaJediknight,explainedKenobi。Notasclumsyorrandomasablaster。Moreskillthansimplesightwasrequiredforitsuse。9 d9 v& {6 J9 C- w
Anelegantweapon。Itwasasymbolaswell。Anyonecanuseablasterorfusioncutterbuttousealightsaberwellwasamarkofsomeoneacutabovetheordinary。Hewaspacingthefloorofthecaveashespoke。
) N* c' c9 R; B/ \ Foroverathousandgenerations,Luke,theJediknightswerethemostpowerful,mostrespe ctedforceinthegalaxy。TheyservedastheguardiansandguarantorsofpeaceandjusticeintheOldRepublic。WhenLukefailedtoaskwhathadhappenedtothemsince,Kenobilookeduptoseethattheyouthwasstaringvacantlyintospace,havingabsorbedlittleifanyoftheoldstersinstruction。SomemenwouldhavechidedLukefornotpayingattention。3 X U) r- Y+ \
NotKenobi。Moresensitivethanmost,hewaitedpatientlyuntilthesilenceweighedstrongenoughonLukeforhimtoresumespeakingDespitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。, f( `5 n7 |) x' M2 w8 {+ |; r
Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。7 m. a& a {- `& X4 L
What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。/ W2 @* b7 b* Z. K4 v
Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。 |