[ Anakin laughs, just a little. ]

I ah, won one of pod races when I was nine. I didn't know my freedom was part of the prize if I won - and only because of a bet - but a slave child beating the rest, including someone who cheated? Especially one who'd never finished a race?

It brought hope to those who had none, as Mom put it. People realized they weren't lessor just for being slaves and that they could get free.