Mission to Melida / Daan The mission to Melida / Daan occurred in 44 BBY when Tahl was taken hostage by the Young during a failed negotiation attempt . Qui - Gon Jinn and Obi - Wan Kenobi were summarily dispatched to rescue her . Background . Melida / Daan was constantly engulfed for centuries in a civil war between the Melida and the Daan factions . Eventually , a group called the Young , led by various children of the Melida and Daan , rose up in 44 BBY , in a move to end the war . The Galactic Republic intervened at this point , and the Jedi High Council sent Jedi Tahl to help negotiate a treaty . During a meeting with the Daan , Tahl was taken hostage and lost contact with the Jedi Temple . In response , Jedi Qui - Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi - Wan Kenobi were dispatched to rescue her . Mission . Wehutti , leader of the Melida in the generations - long war on Melida / Daan was the Jedi ' s contact when the Master and Padawan team were sent to the planet to rescue Tahl . The Jedi quickly saw how conflicted Wehutti was as they followed him through the deserted city of Zehava . They arrived at the rendezvous point with their guide ; as they entered the building , the Jedi were surrounded and Wehutti declared them his hostages . Qui - Gon had his lightsaber in his hand in a flash and wounded Wehutti , while Kenobi opened the door . The warriors surrounding them were all severely wounded from the years of fighting , and would hardly be a threat to the Jedi . As the Jedi fled the Melida fortress , they entered the catacombs the the Young called home . The Young , a movement of children and teenagers trying to end the centuries of warfare between the two factions had been intervening in the fighting , trying to make their parents see sense . The Young suggested that the Jedi help them , for they wished to end the thoughtless war , and the Melida and Daan would only use the Jedi ' s power for their own vicious ends . The Jedi agreed to help where they could in strategizing , as long as Nield , the leader of the Young , helped them rescue Tahl . Nield and Cerasi led the Jedi into Daan territory , in order for Qui - Gon to better understand both warring parties . They traveled to Lake Weir , where the Jedi saw one of the large Hall of Evidence that memorialized all of the death that had come out of the fighting . During their travels , Obi - Wan became infatuated with Cerasi and the Young ' s ideals of peace and unification . He promised her that he would help them defeat the Melida and the Daan , in the name of peace . Qui - Gon was weary , though ; the mission dictated that they rescue Tahl , and Jedi could not intervene in a war without a formal request from the government . Because the Young were only a small rebel group , Qui - Gon could only promise to protect them as they freed Tahl . As Cerasi planned the attack that would free Tahl , she refused Jedi help . She berated Kenobi when he attempted to intervene and went on planning the diversionary strike alone . Kenobi continued to admire the purity of the Youngs fight , comparing it to his talks with Yoda or Jinn . Cerasi convinced Kenobi to aid them with his lightsaber , behind Jinn ' s back . During the fighting Kenobi bonded with the leaders of the Young , and enjoyed the camaraderie out in the field of battle . Though Qui - Gon was angry with his Padawan for disobeying him , he put that aside when his apprentice returned to the tunnels . The Jedi and Cerasi made for the prison where Tahl was held , covered by the fighting occurring in the streets . When Jinn broke the prison ' s doors , he discovered Tahl , broken and blind . Too weak to move by herself , Jinn picked her up and the Jedi retreated back into the tunnels . Qui - Gon conferred with Master Yoda and decided it was time to leave . Kenobi , who had promised to stay with the Young , was infuriated . He told Qui - Gon that he would leave the Order to stay with the Young . Shocked and angered , Jinn took Tahl , and left for the Temple , leaving Kenobi with the Young . Aftermath . After Jinn left for Coruscant with Tahl , Kenobi and the Young ended the war and began rebuilding the planet . However , Neild ' s views began to differ from the Cerasi and Obi - Wan ' s ; Neild wanted revenge on the elders that had continued the fighting , while Cerasi and the Jedi wanted peace . This infighting led to a split within the group and conflict broke out with the Elders when Neild led an assault that resulted in the destruction of Melida / Daan ' s Halls of Evidence . The Elders and The Young confronted each other outside the Hall where the ashes of Wehutti ' s wife ( and Cerasi ' s mother ) were kept . Both sides were heavily armed and ready to begin fighting , despite the efforts of Obi - Wan , when Cerasi emerged from a grate and rushed towards the middle to try and stop the two groups from fighting . It was then that she was shot and killed by blasterfire . Wehutti was devastated by his daughter ' s death , and like Nield was wracked with guilt because he thought he might have killed her . He withdrew completely , cutting off contact with his followers and isolating himself until Obi - Wan contacted Qui - Gon for help and the two talked with him . Because Kenobi hab been elected ruler of the Young after the war ended , the Jedi was required to mediate the situation . However , Wehutti was unwilling to help the Jedi . Meanwhile , another conflict between the two factions of The Young ( one of them a splinter group led by Mawat ) was gearing up , but it was stopped when Qui - Gon played back a recording of Cerasi where she pleaded for everyone to support peace . Wehutti learned soon afterward that Cerasi was killed by a sniper placed on a rooftop by Mawat , and that he had not killed his daughter . The mission complete , Qui - Gon and Obi - Wan headed for their transport . Kenobi , having left the Order , was to return to Coruscant and request the Council ' s forgiveness . As the Jedi began to board their transport , Jinn received a message that Master Yoda had been the target of an assassination . The Jedi left for the Temple immediately . Legacy . For the next decade , the events that transpired on Melida / Daan would haunt Kenobi at every failure that befell him . On the Mission to Zigoola early in the Clone Wars , Kenobi ' s memories of Cerasi ' s death would be used against him by evil Sith spirits attempting to over power his defenses .