It had been over a decade since Obi-Wan had heard that word from any lips aside from his own. Let alone heard that word spoken in that tone; one Jedi to another. 'General', 'The Negotiator', names not repeated in polite company and of course 'Ben' was what he was used to answering to. Ezra's address left him stumbling in the middle of a firefight.
"Who are..." he began to ask the natural question, staring at the younger man without recognition beyond an ingrained response to the word 'Master'. It was just long enough for a bullet to land close to their feet, galvanizing Obi-Wan into motion. Though unless Ezra shook him off, he now how a lock grip on the younger man's wrist; pulling him through the firefight towards the safety of the woods.
As an aside, however, were they not running for their lives and freedom, he would definitely have made a noise of approval for Ezra's instincts not to call out his actual name.
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It had been over a decade since Obi-Wan had heard that word from any lips aside from his own. Let alone heard that word spoken in that tone; one Jedi to another. 'General', 'The Negotiator', names not repeated in polite company and of course 'Ben' was what he was used to answering to. Ezra's address left him stumbling in the middle of a firefight.
"Who are..." he began to ask the natural question, staring at the younger man without recognition beyond an ingrained response to the word 'Master'. It was just long enough for a bullet to land close to their feet, galvanizing Obi-Wan into motion. Though unless Ezra shook him off, he now how a lock grip on the younger man's wrist; pulling him through the firefight towards the safety of the woods.
As an aside, however, were they not running for their lives and freedom, he would definitely have made a noise of approval for Ezra's instincts not to call out his actual name.