The fact that QG didn't blame him may have been a relief but he was troubled by his master's response. It may have well as been a yes. The younger man mulling this over as they walked.
"He's not the little boy you once knew," Obi-Wan acknowledged. That much was clear. They both knew it.
"Also, you have not been a presence in his life since then, until now. He respects you, but he does not know you. He knows me, but we have often argued and disagreed over the years as well. There are times he has even resented me."
A good example had been a few months ago. They had both struggled with Anakin.
"However... I've come to find that patience and persistence is the key with Anakin. Something I know you are all too good at."
Qui-Gon was one of the most persistent Jedi he has ever known.
"Surely you don't mean to give up on him already?"
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"He's not the little boy you once knew," Obi-Wan acknowledged. That much was clear. They both knew it.
"Also, you have not been a presence in his life since then, until now. He respects you, but he does not know you. He knows me, but we have often argued and disagreed over the years as well. There are times he has even resented me."
A good example had been a few months ago. They had both struggled with Anakin.
"However... I've come to find that patience and persistence is the key with Anakin. Something I know you are all too good at."
Qui-Gon was one of the most persistent Jedi he has ever known.
"Surely you don't mean to give up on him already?"