For You Alone

Legacy

Hera stared. "What do you mean, the Rebellion isn't coming?"

Princess Leia sighed. "There was a raid on Yavin. Before all our troops could leave. We are fractured, scattered. I am, however, sending you a small company of soldiers."

Hera nodded. "We'll have Echo Base ready for them." Unwillingly, Echo Base had become the Spectres base of operations for the time being. Mostly because Ezra and Sabine loved it. They had taken to sparring in the hallways using their sticks. Sabine was hardly on Ezra's level, but at least the fights weren't solely Ezra teaching her. And there was enough physical combat mixed in to keep the Jedi on his toes.

Leia smiled. "One of the troopers is Captain Luke Skywalker. He was being trained by General Kenobi before his death. Do you think Ezra would-"

Hera nodded. "He would be happy to, I'm sure." Not quite sure, seeing as how Ezra was still hesitant to teach Sabine some tips, and there was no-one closer. Adding an unknown Force-Sensitive might make things difficult.

She looked out the doorway of the Command Centre, where Ezra and Sabine were sparring. "Ezra?"

Ezra flipped over Sabine, head turned to Hera. "Yeah?"

Hera sighed. "I need to talk to you for a moment."

Ezra Force-Pushed Sabine back, careful to ensure she landed softly, and joined Hera. "What's up?"

Hera was silent for a moment. "Princess Leia called. She's sending a small group of soldiers here. One of them is Force-Sensitive."

Ezra caught her drift and shook his head, jaw tightening. "No."

Hera frowned as Sabine joined them. "You're training Sabine."

"That's different." Ezra sighed and walked a few meters away. "Sabine and I work constantly, always prepping for when we might meet another Inquisitor or Vader. I've given her some tips on how to effectively fight against Force Wielders. But I'm not going to train someone in the ways of the Force."

"Why?" Sabine stepped forward. "I've learned a lot in the past few weeks."

Ezra turned to face her, the fire in his eyes softening somewhat. "I'm not Kanan. I can't do what he did. My own Jedi training was incomplete."

Hera shook her head. The whole discussion was eerily of the early days when Kanan was doubtful of training Ezra. "You know, Kanan had the exact same arguments as you. He had only been a Padawan when his Master was taken, how could he live up to her example? Look what he did."

Ezra sighed. "Sparring with Sabine and giving pointers and training someone in the ways of the Force are very different."

Hera laid a hand on his arm. "Would you train my child?" She asked softly.

Ezra looked away. "That's not fair."

"Would you?"

Ezra was silent for a moment. "Yes, I would. If your child was Force-Sensitive, I would."

Trapped. "So why don't you train this one?"

Ezra didn't answer, just left the Command Centre, resting his stick on the wall. As he left, Sabine looked at Hera. "Who's the kid?"

Hera pulled up a briefing. "Captain Luke Skywalker. He was the pilot that destroyed the Death Star."

Sabine frowned slightly. "Skywalker. I've heard that name before."

Hera thought for a moment. "There was a Jedi in the Clone War named Skywalker."

Sabine snapped her fingers. "That must be it. If it was during the War, Rex should know, right?"