"I'll bet," Luz said, knowing full well that Reaper was not one to mince words. He was like Eda in that way, though he was much more extreme. That he was so protective of Ahiru made it all the more endearing and a bit scary.

Whoever hurt Ahiru was going to wish they never, ever had again.

"You still have people around who'll help you, if you need them. I think that says a lot about you right now."

Luz knew full well that he had burned bridges with Varian and Fern, and that was sad. For Luz, she couldn't just DO that. She'd seen what Darth Maul had gone through, and believed, despite himself, that he would come out a better person on the other side.

"And we all sometimes need to learn that anyway. Even people who mean well can make that mistake with others."