Angsty AU: Hera dies in Protectors of Concord Dawn. Not straight away, but slowly, on the medical table while Kanan and Sabine are on the mission.
Sabine tries to enter Rau’s cell and kill/hurt him after Hera finally succums, but Kanan stops her.
The whole crew are lost without her
As are Phoenix Squadron
Kanan and Sabine have to do a lot more flying to compensate for her loss
All of the specters have to take up more leadership duties to compensate for the shear volume of leadership work Hera did.
Perhaps Kanan is at risk of just shutting down and spending all his time meditating, but tries to stay in the moment for Hera’s sake.
Ezra throws himself into mission after mission, with little regard for his own safety.
Zeb possibly grieves most healthily. Possibly. He finds himself needing to take up the mantle of leadership again, and finds it heavy to wear.
