#how much of cassian believes he’ll live to see the outcome of this war

[kasandor]

when cassian said he’s “been in this fight” since he was 6 i always imagined it meant he was 6 when the empire formed but andor now proving that to be false i think it’s interesting the implications of that statement. whatever turning point, whatever defining moment happened at age 6, cassian was still kassa, on kenari, living under republic rule. it was republic mining that turned the kids on kenari into orphans; it was a republic officer that shot their leader; it was a republic frigate maarva saved him from. when the flag ruling over the galaxy changed from the republic’s to the empire’s, how much of a difference did it really make to someone like cassian? he’s been fighting since he was six years old. republic, separatist, empire; alliance, guerrila, partisan front. when he turns himself over to the rebellion, does he wonder at how it’ll end? with the empire gone, what will take its place? another republic, another senate? will it matter? will there always be a kassa somewhere in the galaxy, fighting for their freedom? can cassian even imagine a galaxy that isn’t at war? or a life where he doesn’t have a weapon in hand?