Scribble 40: Come What May
On my way home I had time to contemplate what had happened. I still had no clue how or why Tahl had met the old hermit on Auratera, but I definitely felt a more clear insight in my own role in the play that seemed to be about to play out. On Alderaan I had been quite reluctant when Bail dropped the suggestion that I should support a rebellion from afar. When I met my old friends in the old Bendu Temple which formed the basement of the Jedi Temple I had felt more certain. We had to beat the Sith somehow. Leaving the galaxy in their hands without even trying to put up some resistance was really not an option. Now I felt even more certain. The old man hadn't spoken a lot and he hadn't really given me any advice either, but after talking to him (literally) I felt more secure.
I had thought my destiny was to withdraw and protect Luke, but now I realised that it had been a decision made in a state of shock after Anakin's betrayal and Padmé's death. If I was able to contribute, I had to do more, without revealing myself to the galaxy as a whole. I knew that Ahsoka would be the perfect operational officer in our little resistance operation.
Meeting her had really lifted my spirits. She had officially been Anakin's padawan but somehow I felt responsible for her too. Being her grandmaster I had more like fatherly feelings towards her and she was one who'd proven time and time again she could be trusted.
And I had got proof that there were other Jedi who had survived Order 66.
If there was one, there could be more.
There was this weird boy I had seen when I departed from Nar Shadda. I didn't think much of it in the moment I left, but after departure I came to think that he really resembled Caleb Dume, Depa's apprentice a lot. There had been something about that boy… Maybe I had to ask Ahsoka trying to look him up. And what about lost apprentices such as Ferus Olin? He had left the Order voluntarily, but he had always been a reliable and fair young man. Maybe he would contribute to a rebellion too?
I feel stronger now, and I think that whatever the future will throw at me, I can face it. I'm not alone anymore.