"More or less," Luke confirmed, chewing on his eggs. His gaze, set out over the ocean, got even further away than that when she asked.
"Ben Kenobi. Obi-Wan. He and Yoda were my... my teachers. The masters who taught me about the Force, and how to use it." There was a fondness in his voice, as well as sorrow. Not simply for their loss, which was long past, but for the way he'd disappointed them by failing. Not that they'd ever shown up to tell him so. He wasn't sure he could handle that. "Obi-Wan Kenobi knew my father. Trained him, fought with him. When Vader turned, he hunted down as many of the Jedi as he could. Obi-Wan and Yoda... hid. Bided their time. Until our little Artoo found me, basically brought me to Ben--that's the name he was using--and started it all."
He straightened, spine cracking just a bit, and set the pan aside.
"It all depends on whether you think it was a coincidence," he offered. "Was it chance, or the Force? They were the last of the Jedi Order. The keepers of what knowledge was left." He turned his head to face Rey, folding his hands on his lap. "And that's why the Jedi have to end, Rey. Because that way should have ended with them. Along with the idea that some old man on a deserted planet can fix everything."
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"Ben Kenobi. Obi-Wan. He and Yoda were my... my teachers. The masters who taught me about the Force, and how to use it." There was a fondness in his voice, as well as sorrow. Not simply for their loss, which was long past, but for the way he'd disappointed them by failing. Not that they'd ever shown up to tell him so. He wasn't sure he could handle that. "Obi-Wan Kenobi knew my father. Trained him, fought with him. When Vader turned, he hunted down as many of the Jedi as he could. Obi-Wan and Yoda... hid. Bided their time. Until our little Artoo found me, basically brought me to Ben--that's the name he was using--and started it all."
He straightened, spine cracking just a bit, and set the pan aside.
"It all depends on whether you think it was a coincidence," he offered. "Was it chance, or the Force? They were the last of the Jedi Order. The keepers of what knowledge was left." He turned his head to face Rey, folding his hands on his lap. "And that's why the Jedi have to end, Rey. Because that way should have ended with them. Along with the idea that some old man on a deserted planet can fix everything."