[ He almost feels bad for shoving that realization at him. Almost. He's positive the war changed Cal in much the same way it had changed Ahsoka. She'd been far too young. He'd been far too young for a Padawan, all things considered. A lot of mistakes had been made in the beginning. ]

Right about the time I was Knighted. It wasn't how things usually went- they needed Generals for all the troops. [ Anakin sighs wearily. ] I was just starting to get used to that when the Council decided I was going to train my Padawan.

[ There is a lot of vehemence behind the way he spits out the Council's name, but that's almost always how he's felt about them. Always quick to judge him, but never to trust him when he felt he'd more than earned it. ]

She was only fourteen and I didn't have a say in the matter.