Ben said he trusted Karla, so . . . Tahiri let out a breath slowly. "I don't know if I'm ready to change anything yet." The advice she could give was the best she could do at helping the war effort right now, after all, even if it cost her, and she was nothing if not stubbornly set on doing what she could to help the cause Anakin had died for. "But . . . I can show you."

She reached for the brew, uncertain green eyes looking up to meet Karla's. "Promise I won't be alone?"