He huffs out a breath, forcing his arms to relax. It takes a minute, but he does lower them down to his sides.

"Yeah, it was definitely what they wanted to do. I just want to add a 'this time' to it, and that's . . . I know it's not fair."

Kanan swallows again, determinedly plowing forward. He'll get past this. He will.

"Do you know, yet, how you -- and Sato, and Ahsoka, I guess -- are planning to integrate them into Phoenix Squadron?"