[Qui-Gon dips his head with a small smile and the slightest shrug of his left shoulder in the universal gesture for "I rest my case, fam" before falling into a few moments of reflective silence.]
[Briefly, he wonders what kind of role, if any, the Jedi would have taken in such a tumultuous time. Would they have been sucked into rebellious political turmoil? Would they have allowed it to happen in the first place?]
[...Or is it entirely possible that they would have become one of the oppressors under the misguided sense of justice? It's sobering to even entertain the idea that the Order he loved so much could have very well been part of the problem. Normally, if someone had postulated that kind of situation to him, they would have been met with a resounding and resolute counterargument. But after hearing all he has so far...]
[No. They wouldn't have. He has to continue to believe that.]
[Qui-Gon returns his attention to Leia, the creases around his eyes deepening, but his gaze alert. The troubling thoughts have been pushed aside for now in favor of conversation with the young woman at his bedside.]
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[Qui-Gon dips his head with a small smile and the slightest shrug of his left shoulder in the universal gesture for "I rest my case, fam" before falling into a few moments of reflective silence.]
[Briefly, he wonders what kind of role, if any, the Jedi would have taken in such a tumultuous time. Would they have been sucked into rebellious political turmoil? Would they have allowed it to happen in the first place?]
[...Or is it entirely possible that they would have become one of the oppressors under the misguided sense of justice? It's sobering to even entertain the idea that the Order he loved so much could have very well been part of the problem. Normally, if someone had postulated that kind of situation to him, they would have been met with a resounding and resolute counterargument. But after hearing all he has so far...]
[No. They wouldn't have. He has to continue to believe that.]
[Qui-Gon returns his attention to Leia, the creases around his eyes deepening, but his gaze alert. The troubling thoughts have been pushed aside for now in favor of conversation with the young woman at his bedside.]