He didn't return that smile, humourless or not. He did feel very tired and, again, old. He wasn't the only one noticing his years. Obi-Wan didn't consider himself particularly old, but he felt his age in his weariness.

There was quite a lot on his shoulders now. Both the future and the past.

He thought for a moment of Qui-Gon reminding him to pay attention to the moment, to not let the future or the past worry him at the expense of the present. But it felt there was little in the present, now. Just waiting.

Well, and this. This was worth something at least.

"Few journeys are," Obi-Wan replied. "I've accepted that."