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5 BBY

(Luke is approximately 14 years old)

Lothal was a bit of a strange place to stop, on account of being so bustling with the Empire’s presence. However, for some reason, Ben had insisted on a short stop there and lured him in with that mischievous smirk he would get sometimes and a mention of a surprise. And Luke supposed, he could use the distraction. Of anything, really.

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“Where have you been, in the duration of this war, if not at Master Kenobi’s side?” Dooku inquired. He seemed rather genuinely curious.

Luke shrugged a bit, the first sign of lack of decorum on his part. He wondered if he should start acting less like the educating being that Dooku seemed to believe it was. “Oh, you know,” he replied, carelessly. “Here. There. Places.”

“Places,” Dooku echoed, flat and unimpressed.

“Yes sir!” Luke mock saluted and smiled, although it ended up a little lopsided. “I happen to be pretty well traveled.”