One of my favorite scenes in the Iliad is when the great hero Hector takes his little baby boy – he has his helmet down, he’s about to go off to battle. The baby is scared, he’s looking at his helmeted father and he can’t see his face. And then the lovely Hector pushes his helmet back and looks on his baby son, and kisses him, and says: “My son, one day the Trojans will say you are like me – you are strong and the bravest in battle. And then again, one day they will say: No, he is greater than his father!” / Dr. Joan Breton Connelly for Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
Title: The First Casualty Fandom: Star Wars Characters: Rey, Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker Rating: PG13 Summary: The first casualty in any war is truth, as Rey is about to painfully learn.
Luke Skywalker spoke to her like a father at first. He took the lightsaber from Rey’s outstretched hand and put it carefully away, he praised her for having come so far, he expressed sorrow for all that she had seen, and he sat her down in his hovel and brought her some tea. Then he started talking to her like a fellow adult.
