Despitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。
1 O, j' v% v" y! a Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。3 n4 y- H% r, F) E/ k
What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。
0 U* v) l0 o" f9 R5 ?, \ Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。
- b- s& t. F. |* | Itwillhelpthearmaturenervestoknit,andImdueforsomeinternalself-cleansinganyhow。Sure,goahead,Lukesaidabsently,returningtohisfascinatedstudyofthewhatever-it-was。Behindhim,Threepiobecamesilent,theglowfadingtemporarilyfromhiseyes。LukenoticedthatKenobiwaswatchinghimwithinterest。Whatisit?hefinallyasked,unabledespitehisbesteffortstoidentifythedevice。# n: N8 {. @% l3 V
Yourfatherslightsaber,Kenobitoldhim。Atonetimetheywerewidelyused。Stillare,incertaingalacticquarters。Lukeexaminedthecontrolsonthehandle,thententativelytouchedabrightlycoloredbuttonupnearthemirroredpommel。Instantlythediskputforthablue-whitebeamasthickaroundashisthumb。Itwasdensetothepointofopacityandalittleoverameterinlength。Itdidnotfade,butremainedasbrilliantandintenseatitsfarendasitdidnexttothedisk。Strangely,Lukefeltnoheatfromit,thoughhewasverycarefulnottotouchit。Heknewwhatalightsabercoulddo,thoughhehadneverseenonebefore。ItcoulddrillaholerightthroughtherockwallofKenobiscaveorthroughahumanbeing。
( w4 t7 M' b5 }7 T7 L ThiswastheformalweaponofaJediknight,explainedKenobi。Notasclumsyorrandomasablaster。Moreskillthansimplesightwasrequiredforitsuse。
3 p: P8 W- u- c1 `* k Anelegantweapon。Itwasasymbolaswell。Anyonecanuseablasterorfusioncutterbuttousealightsaberwellwasamarkofsomeoneacutabovetheordinary。Hewaspacingthefloorofthecaveashespoke。: \' T# s, e; x' _( J- ~0 T: Y0 Q* J
Foroverathousandgenerations,Luke,theJediknightswerethemostpowerful,mostrespe Despitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。
, F* E7 I' b$ I) L/ L$ ~) Q }, N Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。
1 J7 ^5 F7 ?+ r# x' o. g* Z What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。
9 s; b- @ W# S+ O$ a/ u Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。8 D' @6 u# ?' U7 f8 K F3 V8 |
Itwillhelpthearmaturenervestoknit,andImdueforsomeinternalself-cleansinganyhow。Sure,goahead,Lukesaidabsently,returningtohisfascinatedstudyofthewhatever-it-was。Behindhim,Threepiobecamesilent,theglowfadingtemporarilyfromhiseyes。LukenoticedthatKenobiwaswatchinghimwithinterest。Whatisit?hefinallyasked,unabledespitehisbesteffortstoidentifythedevice。
% P6 C4 I) t2 Y: k Yourfatherslightsaber,Kenobitoldhim。Atonetimetheywerewidelyused。Stillare,incertaingalacticquarters。Lukeexaminedthecontrolsonthehandle,thententativelytouchedabrightlycoloredbuttonupnearthemirroredpommel。Instantlythediskputforthablue-whitebeamasthickaroundashisthumb。Itwasdensetothepointofopacityandalittleoverameterinlength。Itdidnotfade,butremainedasbrilliantandintenseatitsfarendasitdidnexttothedisk。Strangely,Lukefeltnoheatfromit,thoughhewasverycarefulnottotouchit。Heknewwhatalightsabercoulddo,thoughhehadneverseenonebefore。ItcoulddrillaholerightthroughtherockwallofKenobiscaveorthroughahumanbeing。2 I$ v" M8 o' t
ThiswastheformalweaponofaJediknight,explainedKenobi。Notasclumsyorrandomasablaster。Moreskillthansimplesightwasrequiredforitsuse。
# p, s5 @5 x/ m1 A7 |. S- I2 z Anelegantweapon。Itwasasymbolaswell。Anyonecanuseablasterorfusioncutterbuttousealightsaberwellwasamarkofsomeoneacutabovetheordinary。Hewaspacingthefloorofthecaveashespoke。
" \' b0 n% [( M9 l( a/ U7 o Foroverathousandgenerations,Luke,theJediknightswerethemostpowerful,mostrespe ctedforceinthegalaxy。TheyservedastheguardiansandguarantorsofpeaceandjusticeintheOldRepublic。WhenLukefailedtoaskwhathadhappenedtothemsince,Kenobilookeduptoseethattheyouthwasstaringvacantlyintospace,havingabsorbedlittleifanyoftheoldstersinstruction。SomemenwouldhavechidedLukefornotpayingattention。- A, q6 f; g( d2 _
NotKenobi。Moresensitivethanmost,hewaitedpatientlyuntilthesilenceweighedstrongenoughonLukeforhimtoresumespeakingDespitetheclaimthatithadbelongedtohisfather,thegizmolookednewlymanufactured。Kenobihadobviouslykeptitcarefully。Onlyanumberofminutescratchesonthehandgriphintedatprevioususage。, n/ d' D6 P; F2 A: h' t" C
Sir?cameafamiliarvoiceLukehadntheardinawhile。
' R( X& x* t% F1 P# D- D3 s% Z What?Lukewasstartledoutofhisexamination。
* S* o- |' j* G2 h! z Ifyoullnotbeneedingme,Threepiodeclared,IthinkIllshutdownforabit。 |