{"id":113373,"date":"2016-02-18T15:43:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T15:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/18\/samwisethebold-grand-duc\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T09:27:29","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T09:27:29","slug":"samwisethebold-grand-duc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/18\/samwisethebold-grand-duc\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-113373 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/18\/samwisethebold-grand-duc\/attachment\/113374\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo4_400-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo4_400-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo4_400-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/18\/samwisethebold-grand-duc\/attachment\/113375\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo1_400-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo1_400-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo1_400-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo2_400-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo2_400-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tumblr_o0gpr19T5Y1v0q7ueo2_400-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/samwisethebold.tumblr.com\/post\/138943485805\" target=\"_blank\">samwisethebold<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/grand-duc.tumblr.com\/post\/138563696986\" target=\"_blank\">grand-duc<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ialreadyreadthatfanfic.tumblr.com\/post\/138560623042\" target=\"_blank\">ialreadyreadthatfanfic<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/angelqueen04.tumblr.com\/post\/138479797973\" target=\"_blank\">angelqueen04<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/luckyjak.tumblr.com\/post\/137592373510\" target=\"_blank\">luckyjak<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/sskyguy.tumblr.com\/post\/136655600404\" target=\"_blank\">sskyguy<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><small>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the<i> tragedy <\/i>of <b>anakin skywalker<\/b> <b>(<\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/t.umblr.com\/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Flittlesoldier.co.vu%2Fpost%2F120632314968%2Fthey-made-you-into-a-weapon-and-told-you-to-find&amp;t=YmFjNzRhOTYxNjMwYmFlN2I4NTBlNTAxYzAxMmVlNWU2MTM1MTA3NSxMcGZZSU5MRw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">x<\/a><b>)<\/b><\/small><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/no-but-really\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">#no but really<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/why-wasn%27t-anakin-a-crechemaster\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">#why wasn\u2019t anakin a crechemaster<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/why-did-they-let-him-major-in-stabbing%3F\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">#why did they let him major in stabbing?<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/star-wars\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">#star wars<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/queue\" class=\"tumblr_blog\" target=\"_blank\">#queue<\/a>\u00a0(tags <a href=\"http:\/\/tmblr.co\/mRiVKwABUtiqYV2WRrJbhbA\" target=\"_blank\">@cadesama<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>OH GOD NO BUT THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. how did the jedi not think of that?<\/p>\n<p>what is anakin\u2019s biggest weakness? attachments.<\/p>\n<p>you know who needs lots of attachment? babies. small children.<\/p>\n<p>anakin should not have been made to study murder: he should have been put in charge of Small Things. He would have bonded with all of them instantly, and it would have given his life Meaning and Purpose.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d bond with the kids, but he\u2019d be able to move on because they are Bigger now and they have to go to the Big Kid Class but he still sees them around all the time, and it finally teaches him how to let go of his attachments??? He\u2019d find a kid that he\u2019s particularly fond of and go to Obi-Wan and say\u00a0\u201cI have found your newest padawan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>this could have fixed so. many. things. ;_____;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Heh, and Anakin would keep picking Obi-Wan\u2019s padawans for him, and it would be annoying but damn if he wasn\u2019t right <i>every single time<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>BUT CAN YOU<br \/>\nJUST IMAGINE HOW ANNOYED PALPATINE WOULD BE his life would be never-ending<br \/>\nstring of trying to get a hold of Anakin (I mean, would Anakin give him a time of day if he can spend it with small kids who absolutely adore him instead?)<\/p>\n<p>he keeps<br \/>\ncomming over the years, but it\u2019s always like<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnakin, my<br \/>\nboy, we haven\u2019t seen each other in a while\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m sorry,<br \/>\nChancellor, now\u2019s not the best time. I\u2019m tutoring a class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dear<br \/>\nboy, I wonder if we could meet for a chat\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, it<br \/>\ncan\u2019t be this week, we\u2019re going to Ilum, but maybe later\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnakin,<br \/>\nI\u2019d like to\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m<br \/>\nterribly sorry, Chancellor,\u201d Obi-Wan Kenobi answers. The apologetic tone might<br \/>\nbe just a tad exaggerated.\u00a0\u201cAnakin is on a trip with younglings, he<br \/>\nmust\u2019ve left his comlink behind accidentally.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ve<br \/>\nreached Anakin Skywalker\u2019s private comlink. Leave the message after the tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such<br \/>\na shame that Council doesn\u2019t consider sending you on this campaign, considering<br \/>\nthe lightsaber skills you demonstrated when I was last visiting the Temple,<br \/>\nAnakin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you,<br \/>\nChancellor, but this is precisely why I need to stay behind. In fact just the<br \/>\nlast week, the Masters decided I should take over some advanced lightsaber<br \/>\nclasses, considering senior Padawans accompanying their Masters on the frontlines<br \/>\nneed the training. I might take the Bear Clan along, make it a learning<br \/>\nopportunity for the young ones\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Palpatine<br \/>\ncloses his eyes slowly. He knows this from experience; Anakin won\u2019t let himself<br \/>\nbe budged from the topic of little monsters for at least another half an hour.<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAh,<br \/>\nChancellor Palpatine. Anakin left his comlink behind again, he\u2019s in class\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnakin, I<br \/>\nhoped you\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh! Chancellor,\u201d<br \/>\nthe voice on the other end is distinctly female, and Palpatine recognizes it after<br \/>\na second. Kenobi\u2019s second Padawan. He barely restrains the urge to gnash his<br \/>\nteeth. \u201cUm, Skyg\u2014I mean, Master Skywalker can\u2019t pick up now. I can tell him you<br \/>\ncalled? It\u2019s just that he was helping me with forms, and he forgot his comlink,<br \/>\nand he\u2019s probably already in cr\u00e8che\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s<br \/>\nthat one time when an actual youngling picks up the call. The less said about his<br \/>\nreaction to that incident, the better.<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2014fortunately,<br \/>\nthey were all right in the end. But in my opinion, this should never happened<br \/>\nin the first place, Chancellor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Palpatine<br \/>\nsnaps awake. Was that\u2026 was that anger? Finally, the hours of listening to<br \/>\nworthless drivel about Jedi younglings paid off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy boy, I<br \/>\nabsolutely agree,\u201d he begins slyly, but before he can continue, Anakin steamrolls<br \/>\non.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Jedi<br \/>\nOrder is too deeply entwined in the conflict! I honestly don\u2019t think even<br \/>\nsenior Padawans should be anywhere near battles, not to mention in command of<br \/>\nGAR, but now even younglings are acceptable targets for Separatists and pirates!<br \/>\nMaster Yoda and I were talking about this lately, and\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Palpatine<br \/>\nswallows a scream of rage with some difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>BEEP<\/p>\n<p>\u201cForgot his<br \/>\ncomlink again, Master Skywalker has. With younglings, he is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slaughtering<br \/>\nyounglings moved to the top on the list of things Darth Sidious will do after<br \/>\ntaking over galaxy some time ago.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>this post keeps getting better and better<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>and when Palpatine finally finds someone else to carry out his plans, Anakin stays with the younglings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne last demonstration, children.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/5873d9bcd3163d098c408bd8060458cf\/tumblr_inline_o28x54r60E1rd26qd_500.gif\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGet behind the chairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>samwisethebold: grand-duc: ialreadyreadthatfanfic: angelqueen04: luckyjak: sskyguy: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0the tragedy of anakin skywalker (x) #no but really#why wasn\u2019t anakin a crechemaster#why did they let him major in stabbing?#star wars#queue\u00a0(tags @cadesama) OH GOD NO BUT THAT WOULD BE PERFECT. how did the jedi not think of that? what is &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/02\/18\/samwisethebold-grand-duc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[4919,13755,111,79,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113373"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113378,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113373\/revisions\/113378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}