"What about now?" he asks. "There's no war, no outside influences to have to contend with. It might be easier to get to know him somewhere like this."

And he has a fair idea Galen would like nothing more than that. When Lincoln had mentioned her, his entire demeanour had changed and while it had been obvious he didn't immediately trust Lincoln, the fact that he knows Jyn had gone a long way to convincing the man to follow him.

Lincoln has to wonder if he would take the same opportunity were it presented to him. There isn't anyone in his life like Jyn's father, he had known both his parents well until they had died in battle, but there are people he knows he could afford to give a second chance to. Maybe even getting to know Pike would be worth it.