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He’d told the story of his mission before the council. Jyn had told the story of hers. And Cassian had realized that setting his sniper rifle aside had roused a hunger in him. He’d tried to imagine executing another coldly elegant mission for Draven and finding nourishment in the stale, momentary thrills of danger and triumph.
He couldn’t survive that way anymore.
After realizing that, recruiting the rest of the team had been easy.
Jyn was changing. And through her, Cassian would do what was required of him. They all would.

Rogue One Novelization ( Alexander Freed. )