You can’t have missed his devotion to the princess.” “I didn’t,” Obi-Wan said quietly. “But perhaps we should evaluate Jedi by criteria other than their dedication to the younger people they protect.” The jab pierced Qui-Gon, all the more painful for the element of surprise. It wasn’t that Obi-Wan had never tried to say anything hurtful before; he’d just never hit the target so squarely. Worst of all—Qui-Gon wasn’t sure Obi-Wan had even meant to hurt him. He simply meant what he said. That was what really stung.
