[His pulse thrums in his ears like a drum, heavy with adrenaline. Anakin can feel the heat of it inside himself as if he's waiting for a blow to land. Preparing for the next movement of a fight. He says confusing justice with revenge and Anakin wants to rush to meet it, to say that he knows the difference!
But the reply doesn't end there. It is a part of who you are, he reads, make a choice he understands. And then, That you continue to try is what makes you a good Jedi. His eyes retrace the words.
...Then they start over, at the beginning. And he realizes he'd read something wrong. is only part of who you are. His breathing slows. He closes his eyes and forces himself to swallow.]
What [It's there, the fear. The voice that says he doesn't trust you. He doesn't understand you.]
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But the reply doesn't end there. It is a part of who you are, he reads, make a choice he understands. And then, That you continue to try is what makes you a good Jedi. His eyes retrace the words.
...Then they start over, at the beginning. And he realizes he'd read something wrong. is only part of who you are. His breathing slows. He closes his eyes and forces himself to swallow.]
What
[It's there, the fear. The voice that says he doesn't trust you. He doesn't understand you.]
What if I can't regret my actions?