There are a handful of things that always manage to remind him he is loved. The way Espi and Mateo smile at him. The way Jyn kisses him. He feels so loved in this moment, despite the uncertainty about everything surrounding them.

They are alive and together, and sometimes that's all Cassian could ask for. It's what he is fighting for. He would do it a million times, as long as it was Jyn fighting beside him.

He lets go of her very reluctantly, but leans down to kiss her forehead. "Get some rest. Please. You deserve it and more." He climbs to his feet and feels a sense of sadness at their parting, but he cannot leave Espi and Mateo out there without him. "I will see you soon."

He wants to say goodbye to Avie, but he's not sure he'd be able to leave if he looked at her now. He trusts her safety to Jyn and to the walls they made for her in the first place. Before he gets pulled into staying even longer, he moves for the ladder and very carefully opens up the trapdoor once he's sure there's nothing waiting above him.

With a final look at Jyn, he closes it shut behind him and scrambles out of the barn on silent feet.