The trip heading toward the Temple through these under-streets of Coruscant was easier than expected. But then, at this point most people were just trying to keep their heads down and not be noticed while Palpatine solidified his power as emperor and clone troopers went from being a mostly-tolerated presence there to protect them from outside forces to a somewhat feared presence there to take down anyone who would stand in Palpatine's way.
They'd sacked the Jedi Temple, after all, and the vaunted Jedi hadn't been able to save themselves. What did that mean for the rest of them?
So few people wanted to give the tall shadow stalking through the streets or his companion with a rather large gun a second look. Better not to get drawn in. And the clone troopers hadn't quite penetrated to this level yet...at least until they actually got close to the Temple's base.
Anakin drew up to a halt as he spotted a couple of figures loitering near a little-used service entrance to the Temple, putting his hand out to stop Leia from any more forward movement and then moving them both to the side out of sight. "They're wearing Jedi cloaks," Anakin murmured, "but they're definitely no Jedi." He hadn't needed the Force for that. Not when they were so conspicuously waiting. Not when he could clearly see the bottom of their standard-issue boots even from so far away sticking out from under the hem of their cloaks.
"We'll have to use another way it." He paused. "It'll be a tight fit."
Mostly for him. He hasn't tried crawling into the Temple via one of the refuse chutes since he was a kid but he was pretty sure he could squeeze through.
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They'd sacked the Jedi Temple, after all, and the vaunted Jedi hadn't been able to save themselves. What did that mean for the rest of them?
So few people wanted to give the tall shadow stalking through the streets or his companion with a rather large gun a second look. Better not to get drawn in. And the clone troopers hadn't quite penetrated to this level yet...at least until they actually got close to the Temple's base.
Anakin drew up to a halt as he spotted a couple of figures loitering near a little-used service entrance to the Temple, putting his hand out to stop Leia from any more forward movement and then moving them both to the side out of sight. "They're wearing Jedi cloaks," Anakin murmured, "but they're definitely no Jedi." He hadn't needed the Force for that. Not when they were so conspicuously waiting. Not when he could clearly see the bottom of their standard-issue boots even from so far away sticking out from under the hem of their cloaks.
"We'll have to use another way it." He paused. "It'll be a tight fit."
Mostly for him. He hasn't tried crawling into the Temple via one of the refuse chutes since he was a kid but he was pretty sure he could squeeze through.