*Episode 22 (5)

                                    

                                          
Kanan was still under medic's orders to stay back, so he wasn't even on the Ghost when they took off to make the supply run. Even though it was only one person missing, the mission debrief seemed so much quieter without him.
                          
Hera summed up their objective without her usual energy. When she finished, Chopper shut down the projection, and everyone moved to keep themselves busy until they reached their destination. Everyone except Sabine. "So...are we just going to pretend that didn't feel awkward to anyone?"
                          
"Well, what do you want us to do about it?" Zeb growled, gesturing outside the ship. "It's not like Kanan can hop on board. We're already in hyperspace."
                          
"Talk about it?" she suggested, throwing her arms out. Looking over at Ezra, she added, "How did it even happen? I still haven't heard anything from you."
                          
Ezra crossed his arms and looked down. "Because it was my fault. I separated from the group, and because of that, Maul hurt Kanan."
                          
"Maul?" Sabine asked, her eyes growing wide. "The old Sith Lord Maul?"
                          
He nodded but continued to avoid eye contact. "You wanted to know what happened, and that was it. I didn't realize who he was or what was happening, and Kanan paid the price for it. Happy?"
                          
No one spoke or made any attempt to respond. Turning away, Ezra walked off out of the room towards the airlock. Only when they were sure Ezra wasn't listening did anyone dare to react.
                          
Zeb was the first one. "I thought Maul was dead! Your story always made it sound like he had been killed!" he whispered indignantly to Sabine, but she shook her head.
                          
"I did too, but the legend only says he was taken to the Republic by General Tano. I didn't hear what happened to him afterward," she explained, crossing her arms. "I never thought he would still be alive after all this time."
                          
"Where's General Tano when you need him?"
                          
"Her. Ahsoka is a girl's name."
                          
"Well, how was I supposed to know that?!?" Zeb burst out, storming off to his quarters. It was clear he would have liked to slam a door on his way out, but that was a bit difficult as all the doors on the Ghost were automatic.
                          
Chopper grumbled in his general direction, but Hera shook her head. "He's frustrated, Sabine," she told her. "Don't take it personally. He's not mad at you."
                          
She shook her head and stared off to the side. "I know. He's not the only one."
                          
Hera got the message and retreated to the cockpit with Chopper. There wasn't much else to say right now anyway.
                          
When she was finally alone, Sabine glanced down at her forearm guard where the blue chevron stripes were still painted on. Maybe Zeb did have a point. It would be nice to have someone in the Rebellion who had experience with Maul and could take care of him. What if General Tano could join and hunt him down? Sabine would even be willing to help her, in no small part because of what Maul had done to Kanan. 
                          
What if she could meet General Tano at all? She had been Sabine's idol for ages, but to meet her and maybe even fight by her side? That would be like meeting Lady Bo-Katan Kryze or some other legendary warrior from the past. Granted, not all of the historical figures of Mandalore were morally sound ones, but neither was Sabine. It would be so cool to meet another Republic-era general and see what they thought of the Empire and the Rebellion. Maybe Agent Skywalker knew General Tano since he had been a general at that time too. Maybe Rex had met her. They were Clone War veterans, after all. 
                          
Sabine looked back at the door Ezra had walked out through. One of the reasons she looked up to General Tano was because whenever she heard her story, Sabine always felt hopeful. Right now, what she and Ezra and everyone else needed was some of that hope.