There was a long silence to this, his eyes downcast as they walked, eventually passing into a quieter street.
"It's all right," he assures Luke. He could understand why he would be upset. In fact he was taking it better than one could really expect.
"You ask me why I didn't just kill a close friend. I had trained him since he was small. Your father was... is, like a brother to me."
Obi-Wan just couldn't bring himself to do it. In hind sight he probably should have. It was partly his responsibility for how Anakin turned out. Judging from Luke's words though, he could safely assume that Anakin had somehow survived. Had he made a mistake in not finishing him off?
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"It's all right," he assures Luke. He could understand why he would be upset. In fact he was taking it better than one could really expect.
"You ask me why I didn't just kill a close friend. I had trained him since he was small. Your father was... is, like a brother to me."
Obi-Wan just couldn't bring himself to do it. In hind sight he probably should have. It was partly his responsibility for how Anakin turned out. Judging from Luke's words though, he could safely assume that Anakin had somehow survived. Had he made a mistake in not finishing him off?