He had agreed to the exile and felt it was a fair punishment for his role in Anakin's downfall. No one told him the endless clicks of sand would amplify every feeling of loneliness, doubt, and regret. In the middle of the night, Obi-Wan listened to the sandstorms howl and wondered what he hated more; the sand itself or the fear he would never find atonement on this arid rock called Tatooine.
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