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Ethics [Monday, March 11, 5th period]

Anakin was leaning against the desk as the Ethics class walked in. A crumpled version the syllabus was in his hand.

"I hope you all stayed dry this weekend and kept your fish throwing to a minimum," he said. "The syllabus says that we're supposed to begin a discussion of the seven deadly sins today, but I want to get to know you a little bit first."

He was supposed to be a new instructor, after all.

"What manner of action do you find unforgivable?" he asked, his voice and manner completely unreadable. "Treason against your country or homeworld? Stealing from the defenseless? Slavery? Murder? Let's not worry about extenuating circumstances for the moment. If I were to tell you I killed children, most of you would recoil, correct? Where do you draw that line in your head? How far does someone have to go before you say 'that's wrong and there's no getting past it'?"

He avoided John's eyes as he paced around the room, finally pointing at a student. "Go ahead."

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"Better to seek forgiveness than permission?" Anakin said wryly. "That only works up to a point."

She shook her head with a small smile. "No, I wasn't thinking of that. I was thinking of a friend because I didn't want to think of him being in that situation. A real friend. Not a fake friend who is really me."

"Always an important distinction," Anakin said with a small smile. Without realizing it, he'd begun to imitate Obi-Wan's mannerisms when Padawans would seek his advice. "Does your friend have the power to physically change someone's mind?" he asked.

"No, he just hits really hard," Katara said, unconsciously rubbing the back of her head.

"That can be pretty persuasive," Anakin agreed. "What kind of problem do you think he's going to need to change people's minds about?" He smiled. "If you can talk about it, of course."

"There's a war, and..." she shook her head and was a bit unsure if she was talking about Aang or Zuko now. "It needs to be won."

Anakin's eyes looked far, far older than his body. "Wars are never really won," he said. "They just continue until one side's too tired to go on."

Katara looked very sad as she watched Anakin. "It's been a hundred years. Can't we make it stop?"

"All things are possible," Anakin said. "In my home galaxy they have just eliminated the Emperor and are trying to establish a new government. That only took 18 years."

"Do you think they'll be successful?" Katara asked.

Anakin smiled. "Yes."

Katara smiled back. "Good." She ducked her head and looked uncertain for a secon. "Thank you for talking to me. Darth Vader used to be my mentor. Should I ask for a new one? Or maybe, if you wanted to, you could be?"

"I'd be honored," Anakin said with another smile.

Katara looked relieved and she smiled. "Thank you."

She gathered her bag and stood up to go. "I'll see you in class next week then."

Anakin waved. "Have a good week, Katara."

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