March 1 2005
"To protect you both from The Emperor, you were hidden from your father when you were born." Ben Kenobi, Return of the Jedi.
After the birth of the twins and the death of Padme, the future of Luke and Leia is discussed by Bail, Yoda, and Obi-Wan.
Bail Organa offers to adopt Leia and the Jedi Masters agree.
Obi-Wan Kenobi is against keeping the children together. He hopes that even if one of them is found by The Sith, maybe the other will survive.
However, Yoda has a specific direction for their training.
"Jedi training, the sole source of self-discipline is not. " Yoda says. "When right is the time for skills to be taught, to us The Living Force will bring them. Until then, wait we will and watch, and learn."
"What of the boy?" asks Bail.
"Cliegg Lars still lives on Tatooine I think and Anakin's stepbrother... Owen that's it, and his wife Beru still work the moisture farm outside Mos Eisley..." replied Obi-Wan.
"As close to kinfolk as the boy can come." Yoda says approvingly. "But Tatooine, not like Alderaan it is, deep in the Outer Rim, a wild and dangerous planet."
"Anakin survived it." Obi-Wan said. "Luke can, too..."
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