Ahsoka shook her head. This was not going to happen. She would not lose someone else again.
"I cannot train him..."
Din, whipped his head around, not understanding. Grogu just did it, he used the Force, he was so proud of him. "What? Why? Did you see what he just did?"
"There is much fear in him, you two have been through much, still running. Fear leads to...devastation, and I cannot see that happen to another..." She had this dark look in her eyes.
Din felt it best not to push it. He was pretty good at reading people. "I...understand..." He looked down at Grogu, who was chewing on his ball. "But...I made a vow...to bring him to his kind...the Jedi..."
"There's not many left..." Ahsoka's insides churned, that day haunting her forever. "Go to the planet Typhon. There, you will find the 'Seeing Stone'. Place Grogu on the rock, and if they're still here, someone will come for him."
"All right." Din nodded, picking Grogu up. "Thank-you for your help."
Ahsoka caressed Grogu's ear, touching foreheads with him, saying goodbye. "Take care of him..." She whispered.
"With my life." Din promised.
"I know you will..." Ahsoka left them to return to the ship, disappearing into the fog.
"Here we go again..." Din sighed. He watched Grogu strain to look around Din's body to see Ahsoka leave. The Child whined, and Ahsoka heard him. He felt at peace with her response, placing his little hand on Din's chest.
Din thought hard about everything he had just learned. There were still a lot of questions, but all will be revealed soon. He turned around to look at Grogu in his little seat, playing with his ball.
"Grogu?"
Grogu responded, tilted his head up, ears perked, all attention set on him.
Din laughed.
"Grogu?" He tried again, same response.
Wanting to move on, Din gently took the ball out of Grogu's hands. He was not too happy.
"Grogu? Do you want it? Come on...you can have it." Grogu looked at it for a minute, then reached his hand out. The ball zoomed over into his grasp. "Dang Flabbit!"
Grogu drops the ball, squeeling in surprise.
"No, no, no, I'm not mad at you. You did good, it's just..." Din sighs. "You're very special, powerful, but...I can't train you..." He chokes up a little on his words. "I've gotta take you to where you can be safe, and...don't you wanna learn more of that Jedi stuff?"
Grogu blows a raspberry, clearly not wanting that.
Din fights tears. "Listen, when we get there, you gotta go with them, ok? It's what's for the best?"
He kept mumbling, talking less to Grogu, and more to himself.
What am I doing?