Patiently, Ezra replies, "He did have a whole Order, and maybe you should take that as a sign that the failing was not truly yours, or at least not yours alone. Anakin-"
He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, "Anakin, from what I saw, was afraid all the time. Afraid of loss. And afraid of himself. He would not let himself be loved, not truly. He mistook Palaptine's...flattery for the unconditional part of love, and eventually stopped being willing to put in the real work to live up to the trust people put in him."
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He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, "Anakin, from what I saw, was afraid all the time. Afraid of loss. And afraid of himself. He would not let himself be loved, not truly. He mistook Palaptine's...flattery for the unconditional part of love, and eventually stopped being willing to put in the real work to live up to the trust people put in him."