As they moved back, the droid emitted a few noises of discovery. They sounded sad to Gideon’s ears—but that was probably him anthropomorphizing. It was just a machine. He turned, curious—and his eyes widened as his gaze fell on a damaged TIE fighter. He felt like he’d been kicked in the chest and stared too long at it, drawing Staven’s attention. If the droid had indeed “felt” sad, Gideon certainly shared the emotion.
