She thought about all the clone troopers she had ever served with. They had been so quick to accept her, even when she first became Anakin's Padawan. Sure, part of that was their genetic code, but that only went so far. They respected her. They listened to her. They taught her everything they knew. And when she made mistakes, when she got some of them killed, they forgave her, and they stood beside her again when it was to return to battle.
The Jedi were gone, but what happened to the clones was almost worse. Their identities, their free will, removed with a simple voice command and the activation of a chip. If she hadn't seen it for herself, she wouldn't have believed it was possible. [...]
Now there was the grave."
I love how this page of "Ahsoka" by E.K. Johnston perfectly interlocks with the CW season finale, like pieces in a puzzle.
Exposing the characters' thoughts and feelings, books add so much more to our understanding and empathy.
And the whole ending arc was so wonderful and poetic. It moved me to experience their pain, their frustration, their friendship, their hard decisions, their sadness.
Their loyalty.
And not just Ahsoka's or Rex, but of the Clones as well.
A true masterpiece.
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