Too late for regrets! Aira also happens to agree with basically everything Donnie says. Some of the kids do look slightly baffled, but there's a reason she picked out this story instead of something fluffier. Even if the Corsairs manage to topple the Empire, the effort could take years. Things are going to be tough for everyone in the meantime, and it doesn't sit right with her to sugarcoat those coming hardships.

Even if or when they manage to win, some of these kids will still have family members who are selfish, ungrateful, or worse.

"It sounds like Mr. Donnie is rooting for Clara, too." She softens her voice, focusing on the kids again. "If you have brothers and sisters, sometimes they might act like big jerks. It was sad for Clara when her brothers all left, and it was hard for her to care for her mom and do all that work on her own. When things go wrong, we just have to try to do the best that we can. But it's okay to cry and feel upset, too."

As her turtle friends have conveniently demonstrated. Look, she's not totally winging this, shh.