"I drew it when Xanatos and Bruck came through the vent outside the Council Room," Obi-Wan said.


"Did Bruck have his lightsaber drawn?"


"No," Obi-Wan answered. "He was hiding in a vent, waiting to steal-"


"Jedi history," Vox interrupted, waving his hand. "Not relevant to my question. So he drew his lightsaber when he saw yours?"


"Yes," Obi-Wan said. "We battled, and Xanatos ordered him to go make sure Bant was dead. He ran, and I followed."


"Did you attack him from behind?"


"No, he turned and came at me. We fought. We ended up near the fountain."


"Show me this fountain."


Obi-Wan led the way down the winding paths to the thundering waterfall and deep green pool.


"The waterfall was not operating at the time, since theTemplesystems had been shut down," he explained. "But there was water in the pool. I saw Bant chained to the bottom. Her eyes were closed. She was alive, but barely. We fought all the way up that hill," Obi-Wan said, pointing to the rocky slope. "When we got to the top, I realized that in a few seconds all the water systems would be reactivated in theTemple. They had been shut down because of a bug Xanatos had planted in the system. I drove Bruck into the dry waterfall bed. My plan was that when the water came back on, Bruck's lightsaber would short out. That would disarm him, and I could then free Bant."


"And leave your enemy standing?" Vox Chun asked. "That does not sound like a Jedi warrior."


"On the contrary," Qui-Gon broke in. "We avoid death at all cost. To disarm our opponent is our first objective."


Vox Chun shrugged, as if Qui-Gon had just spouted empty words. "Obviously, this plan did not work out," he said evenly to Obi-Wan.


"His lightsaber did short out," Obi-Wan said.



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