Luke looked at his son and missed Mara more than he had words for. She would know what to say here. He was just floundering around and hoping not to destroy a relationship that was inexpressibly precious to him.

"So you'll be a Jedi in a different galaxy," he replied. "You're that already. Nothing will really change."

He knew as soon as he said that that it wasn't true. Ben had made a choice...and it wasn't Luke. When had his son grown up? Where had he been?

He shook his head, knowing the answer. He'd been fighting for the same galaxy that had already chewed his son up and so thoroughly exhausted him.

"You are so much smarter than I am," he murmured.