[Would it have been so bad? Anakin has considered that question a thousand and one times. The short answer is yes. Without his too-low position in the Jedi Order, he wouldn't have the power he needed to keep Padmé and himself safe. He would have been barred from her world. He would have just been another commoner and they likely would have found some way to forbid him from using his powers.
On the other hand, knowing all he has discovered in Hadriel, no. He should have married Padmé, left the order and convinced her to run away with him. They could have raised their children on another world, away from the danger.
That would have been better, though his pride screams at him that it's not good enough.]
They would have fought me or, at least, sought to silence me if I had left officially. I have power that could easily be turned against them and some of the Council...
I think they almost expected that of me. [The way Yoda had regarded him for example. It hadn't been a warm welcome - even when he was nine.] I didn't actively move against them until I found a new Master. He was willing to teach me how to overcome death.
[He frowns and shakes his head.] I know you're thinking I would use that power on myself, but that wasn't why I wanted it. I had foreseen my wife dying in childbirth. I wanted to save her. She...
She's the only family I have left. I lost my mother... [Anakin's voice softens in horror.] I wasn't able to save her. But Padmé will be okay. I will do what I must to live out the rest of my life with her.
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On the other hand, knowing all he has discovered in Hadriel, no. He should have married Padmé, left the order and convinced her to run away with him. They could have raised their children on another world, away from the danger.
That would have been better, though his pride screams at him that it's not good enough.]
They would have fought me or, at least, sought to silence me if I had left officially. I have power that could easily be turned against them and some of the Council...
I think they almost expected that of me. [The way Yoda had regarded him for example. It hadn't been a warm welcome - even when he was nine.] I didn't actively move against them until I found a new Master. He was willing to teach me how to overcome death.
[He frowns and shakes his head.] I know you're thinking I would use that power on myself, but that wasn't why I wanted it. I had foreseen my wife dying in childbirth. I wanted to save her. She...
She's the only family I have left. I lost my mother... [Anakin's voice softens in horror.] I wasn't able to save her. But Padmé will be okay. I will do what I must to live out the rest of my life with her.