Chapter 103

With everything here finally in order, Amir had no reason to linger. After installing the last generator, he walked out to the open clearing. It had expanded a lot—between these peaks, the trees and loose rock had been completely cleared away, yet that didn’t compromise how well the site was hidden.

The sky was still blanketed in fog, and a number of sensors had been installed along the surrounding ridgelines, monitoring local signal activity at all times.

“I’m leaving the kids to you,” Amir said to Guli’gana. He explained the Force-based deconditioning technique—not to manufacture loyalty, and not as a “kind lie,” but to gradually erase the damage left by earlier conditioning and painful memories.