[ She nods, her hearts aching for him, and reaches up with her free hand to brush her thumb under his eyes, one after the other, catching his tears.
Softly: ] Cal. You made a difference. We have Tanalorr, and it will become a home to so many who have been hunted by the Empire.
[ He—they—couldn't save Bode or Dagan Gera or Cere or Master Cordova, but they still have a chance to save so many others. Her fingers slowly trace his cheeks, his jaw, the scruff of his beard, until her thumb presses against his chin as if to hold him there, looking directly into her eyes. ]
Keep the lessons they taught you, but let them go. You are right. You can't carry around their corpses. They are too heavy for the work we must do when we return.
[ Building up Tanalorr. Reestablishing contact with the Hidden Path. Keeping Greez and Kata safe. Sheltering as many Force-sensitives and their families as they can. Fighting the Empire in their own way. It's a lot to do, and it will take work, but that is their path now.
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Softly: ] Cal. You made a difference. We have Tanalorr, and it will become a home to so many who have been hunted by the Empire.
[ He—they—couldn't save Bode or Dagan Gera or Cere or Master Cordova, but they still have a chance to save so many others. Her fingers slowly trace his cheeks, his jaw, the scruff of his beard, until her thumb presses against his chin as if to hold him there, looking directly into her eyes. ]
Keep the lessons they taught you, but let them go. You are right. You can't carry around their corpses. They are too heavy for the work we must do when we return.
[ Building up Tanalorr. Reestablishing contact with the Hidden Path. Keeping Greez and Kata safe. Sheltering as many Force-sensitives and their families as they can. Fighting the Empire in their own way. It's a lot to do, and it will take work, but that is their path now.
Together. ]