(TAKES PLACE A FEW DAYS AFTER HERA IS DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL)
I walk down to the crushed ruins of the Jedi temple on Courasaunt. Written in the Old Tongue, the Jedi Code was engraved in the only wall that was still standing after Order 66. In front o the wall was a small table with Kanans mask, lightsaber, holocron, and pony-tail. I slide down the wall so that I am sitting before the items. "Why? Why didn't I tell him?" I ask myself. " I just... I thought there would be more time", I say as I look down at my stomach. Even though I was four months pregnant, I'm not showing. It's actually not uncommon for Twi'lek women to start showing signs of pregnancy until they are around nine months along. As long as no one knows, I can still lead the Rebellion. " Hera?" I hear a voice that belongs to Sabine and I look up. " Are you okay?" she asks looking worried. " Yeah. I just......", not finishing my sentence. " I know. I miss him, too." "Sabine? Can you keep a secret for me?" Can I trust her with this? "Sure." " Well... I'm pregnant", I tell her. " Oh my gosh, Hera! That's amazing! How far along are you?" "About four months", I tell her. "Really?" she asks in surprise. " Yeah. With my species being Twi'lek, I won't start showing until I'm about nine months." "Well, I'm really happy for you. And I think it would be adorable to see a miniature version of Kanan running around", she says. " How did you-" " Hera. It's kind of hard not to notice. Have you told your father yet?" That hadn't even crossed my mind. "No. Not yet." " Hera? Sabine?" Ezra said as he walked into the temple. "Commander Sato wants us in the briefing room." " We'll be right there", Sabine tells him before he exits the temple. "Sabine? Thank you", I tell her. "For what?" " For listening to what I had to say. I ave been wanting to tell someone so badly, but I couldn't bring myself to do it." " You're welcome. And don't worry. Your secret is safe with me", she says before she walks out of the room. Feeling a huge weight being lifted off my chest, I follow her.
