Ahsoka Tano stared at her master's outstretched hand. On it was her Padawan braid. Her master, Anakin Skywalker, said, "We're asking you back, Ahsoka. I'M asking you back."

She stared at the hand. She felt a very strong urge to take it and reclaim her position in the Order. But she remembered the painful ordeal she underwent the last few days. She looked into her master's eyes, and then to her Padawan braid. She looked back and forth between the two of them. Finally, she took Anakin's hand, but instead of taking the Padawan braid, she closed his hand, sealing the braid inside. She looked back at Anakin's eyes. They were filled with shock and disbelief, and worst of all, pain. She reluctantly said, "I'm sorry, master. But I'm not coming back."

Ahsoka could still feel the stabbing pain in her heart when she turned around and walked out of the room. Anakin just stared at her back, sadness overwhelming him. The door to the Council Chamber opened and closed, revealing an eerie silence surrounding them. "I won't accept this," Anakin thought, "She's making a mistake, and I just have to make her see that." Anakin ran out of the room, following her. His former master, Obi-wan, would've followed as well, if only Master Plo Koon hadn't been holding him back.

Ahsoka was walking out of the Temple when she heard someone running after her. That someone said, "Ahsoka, wait!" It didn't take her too long to recognize him as Anakin.

She continued walking, paying no attention to her former master's efforts. Anakin tried again. "Ahsoka, I need to talk to you!" This worked. She stopped and stood there, as still as a stone.

When she turned around, she faced Anakin, who just managed to reach her and was breathing hard. He sighed, "Why... are you doing this?"

Ahsoka couldn't hold all her emotions now and blurted out, "The Council didn't trust me! So how can I trust myself?"

She crossed her arms and looked away, not wanting to see his eyes. Slightly frustrated, Anakin retorted, "What about me? I believed in you! I stood by you!"

Ahsoka looked back at him. She smiled very faintly, "I know you believed in me, Anakin, and I'm grateful for that. But this isn't about you. I can't stay here any longer." She stared at the ground. "Not now."

Anakin was resilient. He knew that she was wrong, and he tried pointing out to her by explaining, "The Jedi Order is your life. You can't just throw it away like this. Ahsoka, you're making a mistake."

She looked back once again and replied, "Maybe. But I have to sort this out on my own. Without the council," she turned her back on him, "and without you."

The two turned their backs on each other, realizing that there is no point in arguing or make her go back. After a moment's silence, Anakin sighed, "I understand. More than you realize, I understand wanting to walk away from the Order."

Ahsoka turned her head, just the slightest bit. She wanted to look at her former master one last time before she left the Order for good. Somehow, she hesitated. Instead, she whispered, "I know." All said and done, she turned and walked away into the horizon, going down the steps of the Temple for the last time and disappears.