[six years feels like a long time in theory. he supposes it would be, when you're used to peace, but cassian doesn't really remember existing in a space that wasn't wrapped up in empires or fighting, so six years is... almost a relief. open war has only just begun. only six years in the shadows, not twenty.]

She got a head start then. [the rebellion as most people think of it hadn't really started until after the empire was made official. sure there were mumblings, separatists who never stopped, but the alliance took a very long time to build.]

[he can see how bitter it makes poe though.] Something like the Empire, if not stomped out completely, can fester in the embers. I hope your war does not last as long as mine did.