I'm going to kill Qui-Gon. That was not what he should be doing to his first apprentice - putting her off yet again, like he did with Xan. I think she's well within her rights to call him on it. That he would put some distance between them seems odd and very sad. Kick his butt, kid. He deserves it.
I love Schen. She's so human, with the ability to feel hurt, resentment, and jealousy but also the maturity to see beyond those feeling and care about others more than herself.
Yikes - things are not good if Obi-Wan is using the ol' Jedi mind trick on his friends. What is this Ischila doing to him? I so hope that this is part of the test and that he can overcome it eventually.
And Schen is just coming to life in your capable hands. I've always wondered about Qui-Gon's "missing" Padawan, and she fills the void perfectly, with just the right blend of affection, protectiveness and justifiable resentment. I so wish that Qui-Gon would allow himself to be closer to her.
I am just incredibly, insanely jealous of your storytelling ability, but I am incredibly, insanely ecstatic that I get to enjoy the results of it.
I really like Schen. She's a true, believable, very likable character.
Though Qui-Gon isn't showing much good sense at the moment...his desire to go alone is understandable, but under the current circumstances pushing Schen away is going to do more harm than good to Obi-Wan as well as Qui-Gon himself (especially since the Obi-Wan she'll be meeting won't be at his best).
But I have to disagree with others - this is between Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon. I'm not sure what Shen thinks she's going to do, but it will be interesting, without a doubt.