1 Preface

A hooded figured entered the country home. It was of the utmost importance that no one saw him, hence why he had come at night. One of the guards came up to him as soon as the door closed.

"They're both fine," he said. "They're upstairs in the master suit."

The hooded figure nodded and made his way upstairs. Once at the master suit, he entered and removed his cloak, reviling himself to be the Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. From the bed, his secret wife, Satine Kryze, the Duchess of Mandalore, smiled; in her arms was a tiny bundle.

"We have a daughter," she said.

Obi-Wan smiled and made his way towards his wife and daughter. When Satine had told him that she was pregnant with his child a little over a month after he had escorted her back to Mandalore after she had visited the Jedi Temple on Coruscant to discuss the growing threat of Death Watch with the Jedi Council, he had been torn. The fact that Satine had said anything to him was a clear indicator that she was thinking of keeping the baby and he didn't want his child to grow up not knowing who their father was, especially if his son or daughter turned out to be Force sensitive. However, he was dedicated to the Jedi.

He had considered leaving the Order and dedicating himself to his new family but Satine had talked him out of it saying that the Order needed him as much as she and their baby did. Not wanting their child to be born out of wedlock, the expecting parents had married in secret. Only Satine's most trusted guards and servants knew the truth.

"She's beautiful, Satine," Obi-Wan said, taking their daughter in his arms. "Just like you."

"She'll be a fine princess and a great ruler someday," Satine said as Obi-Wan sat next to her on the bed. "Our sweet little girl."

The baby cooed and the couple looked down at the newest addition to their family: Princess Sabine Olivia Kryze-Kenobi.

Thirteen months later...

Obi-Wan couldn't believe what had happened. His beloved Satine was dead; killed by Maul. Now Mandalore was in complete chaos and he had no idea where Sabine was. He hoped that The Protectors managed to get his daughter somewhere safe. If Maul found out about her and, even worse, learned who she really was, she would be in great danger. The door to his cell opened and a woman with short, red hair and bright green eyes came in, Satine's sister Bo-Katan.

"Quickly," she said tossing Obi-Wan his lightsaber. "Come with me."

The two quickly made their way to the landing pad while all around them Mandalorians fought.

"Go back to your Republic," Bo-Katan said. "Tell them what's happened here. And take her with you."

She placed a bundle in Obi-Wan's arms; his daughter.

"I know the truth about you and my sister. Take the child. She's going to need her father now more than ever and she'll be safe on Coruscant at your Temple surrounded by Jedi until she's old enough to take her rightful place."

"I can't just leave you," Obi-Wan said while holding Sabine close.

"We'll be fine. We Mandalorians are survivors."

Three days after Order 66...

It was the second darkest day of Obi-Wan's life. The Republic and the Jedi Order had fallen and he was being forced to go into hiding. As he neared his destination, the two babies with him slept peacefully. One was his beloved daughter Sabine; the other was Luke, the newborn son of his former Padawan Anakin Skywalker. Obi-Wan had been there when Luke and his twin sister Leia were born, holding Padme's hand during the delivery and using his connection with the Force to ease her pain and send her calming thoughts.

The decision had been made to separate the twins for their own safety. At this exact moment Leia was safely on her way to Alderon with Senator Organa. Luke, it was decided, was to be raised by Anakin's step-brother Owan Lars and his new wife Baru on Tatooine. But Obi-Wan had to make a stop first. It had been a difficult and heartbreaking decision but he knew he couldn't take Sabine with him to Tatooine. Bo-Katan was waiting for him when he landed his ship.

"I got your message," she said as Obi-Wan exited the ship with Sabine in his arms. "You said you had a favor to ask."

Obi-Wan placed his daughter in Bo-Katan's arms.

"You must raise Sabine for me," he said. "The Jedi are no more and the few of us that are left are being hunted. I have to go into hiding and I can't take her with me. I'll be living far away from other people and it wouldn't be fair to her to grow up isolated."

Bo-Katan looked down at the sleeping baby in her arms; her niece; her last link to her sister. She owed it to her and her husband to raise their daughter.

"I'll care for her as if she was my own," she said. "And I'll make sure she knows who her parents are and the truth about her father's people."

Author's Notes: Hope you enjoyed the preface to my latest story. I apologize if I got the dialoged from "The Lawless" wrong and if I miss spelled any of the names of the planets and characters.