“Anakin, one person alone cannot burn down a galaxy. Or a Republic.” They existed, and yet they did not. Formless and separate, and still one with the Force. Somehow, he felt Obi-Wan’s hand on his shoulder, as real as it had been many times when Anakin was a lonely boy, when he was a brazen Padawan, when they stood as equals. “One person may pull a string. One person may light a spark. However, all the pieces don’t move into place by themselves. Years upon years compound, one bad choice followed by a good choice followed by a well-intentioned mistake. The will of the galaxy, of people, is
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