Diana Prince's words had struck a chord in Obi-Wan's state of being during their conversation. And after they'd parted ways he spent more time focusing on the possible presence of other Jedi. It helped. And it worked. The woman had been correct. There were a few presences in the Force. And strong presences at that. He was almost embarrassed with himself for not recognizing it earlier. It explained a lot of his initial confusion upon arriving in the city. It also explained why he kept feeling like he was in familiar territory. Only it wasn't the territory, but those who were in it.
He had been gone for too long. He was disappointed in himself. Even moreso when he thought about how Yoda would perceive his failure to recognize what was so clearly placed in front of him. Or Qui-Gon. Qui-Gon would have been dismayed to see that Obi-Wan was ignoring one of the foremost rules of the Force. Pay attention to the moment. The here and now is more important than anything else. Do not let the past and future consume you.
Lingering on what was already done and what might be only led to the dark side.
Of course, that didn't change the fact that Obi-Wan should have been spending more time practicing his skills and less time watching the twin suns set on that nearly forgotten and forsaken desert planet. He didn't even want to think about how poorly he would fare with a lightsaber should he need to defend himself.
But nevermind all that. What was important to the moment was that he had listened to Diana's words and gone in search for these Jedi presences. He considered seeking out that hotel she had mentioned, the Hyperion, but something told him that he should hold off on that. Wait. Be patient. Instead he found himself taking the long route. Long, indeed, as it was quite a walk. But the exercise would only do him good. A long route to a more secluded location.
And a more comforting location, at that. The wooded area was a pleasant change of scenery. That is until he sensed an object headed for his direction. An object that seemed uncontrollable and programmed to attack.
Obi-Wan's initial reaction was to draw his own lightsaber in defense of this flying creation, but when he sensed that someone else was already on the move to stop the oncoming device, he left his weapon on his belt and just stood there. A test of his own patience, perhaps? Or maybe he was testing the abilities of the stranger in the woods. Either way, it proved unnecessary for him to destroy the training device on his own. Someone else did it for him.
When she turned to him, he gave her a slight acknowledging nod of the head.
"Training discs are not unlike most droids, I'm afraid. A lot of fried security with the tendency to disobey programming."