"I'm glad to know that you remained in touch." Qui-Gon had seen Obi-Wan lose far too many friends over the years. The loss of the Order must have been devastating. Though Qui-Gon knew that Obi-Wan had endured, he would have wished a better future for his apprentice, one that was not so lonely or so painful.
The tea now ready, Qui-Gon used a nudge from the Force to keep the cups balanced as he took them in one hand and made his way to the low coffee table. He set the cups down at its center before he sank into his own chair and balanced the no longer need cane against the arm. "It may be wise to develop a training program, of sorts, for those who have not had the benefit. I believe that Master Vel Aath would be willing to help, and I trust her to have the competence and flexible approach required."