“How about a little Force help?” Avon said, gesturing to the crumpled door. The metal had been pushed to one side so the door would be impossible to open without a welding torch or some sort of heavy gravity hammer.

Imri was closest, so he drew his lightsaber and slashed through the metal. He tried to use the Force to push the remaining bits out of the way, just as Master Douglas had earlier, but his control was slippery. It was hard to reach the Force when all you could think about was whether or not your master had made it out alive.

Vernestra holstered her lightsaber before gesturing toward the door without a word, and the pieces folded inward, creating space for Avon and J-6, who wasted no time making their way through the door.


Star Wars The High Republic A Test of Courage Chapter 5