[He watches her full reaction, something hot and ugly crawling up his throat. Its not guilt -- but its an unpleasant and uncomfortable cousin. In no universe could he feel guilt for reaching for the information he'd needed, especially after Dameron had sought to make a mockery of the 'truce' he'd sought. An attempt at being the "bigger person" on the Commander's part, no doubt, when in reality they weren't so different at all.
His brow dips noticeably. He understands the source of her guilt now, and he seizes on it.]
Poe Dameron would shelter a rock from rain if he thought it might harm it.
[Its a casual reminder, delivered as he sits up on the cot a little straighter. That wasn't to dismiss the fact that Kylo Ren was far more dangerous to everyone around him than rain was to a rock -- but that wasn't the point.
He didn't do it for her. He did it because he didn't want to see him succeed at something.]
As long as the rock had not disagreed with him in the past, of course.
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His brow dips noticeably. He understands the source of her guilt now, and he seizes on it.]
Poe Dameron would shelter a rock from rain if he thought it might harm it.
[Its a casual reminder, delivered as he sits up on the cot a little straighter. That wasn't to dismiss the fact that Kylo Ren was far more dangerous to everyone around him than rain was to a rock -- but that wasn't the point.
He didn't do it for her. He did it because he didn't want to see him succeed at something.]
As long as the rock had not disagreed with him in the past, of course.