[ Anakin is not wrong, but this is such a dangerous train of thought. Did he think they deserved it when he descended upon the Temple? Were these the lies Palpatine had fed Anakin over so many years? Obi-Wan is not quick to hatred, but... ]
Confusing justice with revenge is one of our greatest struggles. I have felt it too.
Whatever you have done is only part of who you are. Every time the Force presents us with this choice, you have another chance to make a different one. That you continue to try is what makes you a good Jedi.
[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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Confusing justice with revenge is one of our greatest struggles. I have felt it too.
Whatever you have done is only part of who you are. Every time the Force presents us with this choice, you have another chance to make a different one. That you continue to try is what makes you a good Jedi.
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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?
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