Dear Master,

I don't know why I started this holorecord. It might have been because I really want someone to talk to, to tell me that it is going to be okay, because it isn't. Actually, I know that now, Skyguy. I know you aren't going to forgive me for leaving, which is good because I won't forgive me either. Telling my family, the only family I have ever known, I am leaving them wasn't hard because they lost the right to call me family when they banished me from the Order. Leaving you was too hard, if it weren't for the lessons you taught me, I would have stayed. I know you will hate yourself forever for this, for teaching me to leave, but your lessons have kept me from making a mistake I would regret. Thank you for everything, Skyguy. You mean the world to me, and I hope you know that I couldn't have stayed even if you did convince me to stay. Our caring for each other is our own way of defying the code, I would have left years before you did if it came to me or you. You truly are the closest thing I have to a brother and I will cherish my memories of your teachings forever.

Snips, Your Loyal Former Padawan