[But Ahsoka is smart, smarter than her knee-jerk anger, and the pull of her rage, of the Dark Side, is not enough to keep her from recognizing several important things.
Barriss hasn't aged at all. It's been long enough that she should be an adult like Ahsoka. That or dead for her crimes. And she's not lying about her confusion. It is possible to lie to a force user, but that level of confusion can't be faked. Barriss doesn't recognize Ahsoka, and doesn't know why Ahsoka is angry.
It doesn't make her rage go away. Ignorance doesn't undo the past. But it's enough that she powers off her lightsaber, glaring through skirted eyes. She isn't a Jedi. She can seek recent if she wants. But there is too much to figure out first. And if a part of her is relieved she isn't going to kill her friend, well, that's probably a good thing. Fighting in the Clone War and the Rebellion hasn't completely destroyed her yet.]
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[But Ahsoka is smart, smarter than her knee-jerk anger, and the pull of her rage, of the Dark Side, is not enough to keep her from recognizing several important things.
Barriss hasn't aged at all. It's been long enough that she should be an adult like Ahsoka. That or dead for her crimes. And she's not lying about her confusion. It is possible to lie to a force user, but that level of confusion can't be faked. Barriss doesn't recognize Ahsoka, and doesn't know why Ahsoka is angry.
It doesn't make her rage go away. Ignorance doesn't undo the past. But it's enough that she powers off her lightsaber, glaring through skirted eyes. She isn't a Jedi. She can seek recent if she wants. But there is too much to figure out first. And if a part of her is relieved she isn't going to kill her friend, well, that's probably a good thing. Fighting in the Clone War and the Rebellion hasn't completely destroyed her yet.]
Don't you?