But what was it like trying to process that initial shock for some of themembers of the Jedi Council?
Qui-Gon Jinns body rested atop a wooden pyre, his hands folded across his mighty chest.
He seldom smiled, but when he did, it was like the sun emerging from behind a thunderhead .
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.And so he continued.
So their adversaries were not the immortal monsters some feared, but creatures of flesh and bone.
Flesh could be seared, and bones broken .
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.His thoughts had drifted in that direction when he felt a gentle nudge from Master Yoda at his side.
The Grand Master Jedi was a fraction of his size with twice his wisdom, Mace was convinced.
As a symbol of respect, in sync with the others, Mace drew and triggered his lightsaber.
Mace later remembered something about sacrifice and duty.
The rest slipped from his mind.
Even in one so young, the familiar cadences of politicking had been learned by heart.
Politicians were necessary, he understood, but politics was not his natural mode of thought and emotion.
That was another potential disaster.
The return of the Sith portended greater conflicts ahead.
Mace Windu: The Glass Abyssreleases on October 15.
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