Out of the Shadows (Star Wars: The High Republic)

by Justina Ireland

Every Jedi perceived the Force slightly differently, and for Vernestra it had always been a waterway that connected all life in the galaxy.

“Everything happens for a reason, even if the why isn’t clear right now. That’s the way the Force works.

The living Force was the energy that connected all living things to one another, but the cosmic Force was the galaxy itself and was wide and vast. It was easy to get lost in the massiveness of it all if one desired. Some Jedi frowned on those who neglected their physical selves for too long to pursue the calling of the cosmic Force.

People should be allowed their emotions, to deal with them as they see fit. You’re taking that choice away from them.”

But remember that secrets too long held can become destructive.”

The answers to our current troubles are so often found in the writings of those from the past.

politics was where truth went to die,

we all want a place to belong. The Nihil have given the castoffs and losers of the galaxy a home. They’ve given people with nothing something, and that is a very powerful thing.