"I"m glad," Tahiri said emphatically. "I . . . don't know if I've ever told you that, but I am. Anakin always used to get mad when I told him all those expectations were weighing him down too much, like I was thermal to think he shouldn't have to deal with that. Someone in this family deserves a break from it all."

She glanced over toward Jaina with a fond smile. "And it sure isn't going to be her. She loves this stuff too much."