Quest for the Hidden City (Star Wars: The High Republic)

by George Mann

“Sometimes I have trouble letting go,” said Silandra. “But you should never think that I doubt you, Rooper. Quite the opposite. I lost someone, a long time ago, and learning to let go was very difficult. But it was necessary. One day you will come to understand that, in training a Padawan, the master learns as much as the pupil. Perhaps even more.”

“I intend to make a pilgrimage to Jedha,” said Silandra. “When circumstances allow. It’s been many years since I observed the Season of Light and looked upon my reflection in the kyber mirrors beneath the Dome of Deliverance. I think it might be time.”

They weren’t expected to feel nothing. They just had to try their best.

Jedi were taught to deal with loss, but that didn’t mean they didn’t feel it.

Because it wasn’t about them, the Jedi. It wasn’t about adventure and having fun. It was about doing what was necessary. About saving lives. And when a Jedi put themself in danger, it wasn’t for the thrill. It was because someone needed to stand in the way of the monsters.