Jyn's instant reaction is just what he imagined it might be, which is a comfort. Not everything about today is going off the rails. It's reassuring. It's a reminder that yes, Marisol relinquished her rights, and Cassian has more right than grandparents. Maybe he's not as wealthy, but he has Jyn's salary with his own. They make it work.

"I asked. It took them six years, what made them suddenly change their mind?" He feels so angry all over again. "They did not answer me. They only said it was nothing against me, they are just thinking of Sofia. Which would be a first, since I doubt they think of her more than once a year."

He pinches the bridge of his nose. "I don't know what would make them decide now, after all this time. They didn't want her when she was born, why now? Is it because she is school age?"

It's a different kind of responsibility, between infant and kindergartner.