[No. That isn’t what she’s asking. There is a knit in his brow that forms when he comes to the conclusion shortly after he replies. Before she can clarify, he does so himself.]
Because it caused you distress, to confront what you’d done.
[He didn’t really understand why it had caused her distress. If it had been what he’d done to Dameron on the Finalizer, perhaps. But this woman had been unconscious, and spent her day terrorizing the populace. He cannot understand her guilt over it.
He doesn’t even understand the implication of guarding her from that guilt. It simply felt — correct, after their previous agreements and arrangements regarding the bond and their working relationship.]
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[No. That isn’t what she’s asking. There is a knit in his brow that forms when he comes to the conclusion shortly after he replies. Before she can clarify, he does so himself.]
Because it caused you distress, to confront what you’d done.
[He didn’t really understand why it had caused her distress. If it had been what he’d done to Dameron on the Finalizer, perhaps. But this woman had been unconscious, and spent her day terrorizing the populace. He cannot understand her guilt over it.
He doesn’t even understand the implication of guarding her from that guilt. It simply felt — correct, after their previous agreements and arrangements regarding the bond and their working relationship.]