[ She seethes it like she begrudges him his power. Like she cannot stand to admit that he had bested her. He, untrained, unaware that he even had the Force. He had found a way to fend her off in Canto Bight, and he had fooled her again the day prior on Ryloth. ]
The information we want about the Resistance is in your head. I was charged with finding it. [ Something twitches in her expression — her nostrils flaring, the muscles in her jaw clenching as she slowly straightens her shoulders, reining something back in. Putting the animal back on its leash. ] I should have brought you to him then. When he realized I had allowed you to escape instead ...
[ Something flashes through her eyes. A memory. Pain. It's gone in an instant, replaced by something hard and bitter. ]
The Resistance lives because I tried to keep you from him. [ To herself. Because she was fascinated, enthralled, because she was weak. She had not explained to Snoke that Ben Solo had the Force. She had tried to keep him as hers. Now, she realizes, Snoke would likely just as soon replace her with him. She'd made the right call. ]
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[ She seethes it like she begrudges him his power. Like she cannot stand to admit that he had bested her. He, untrained, unaware that he even had the Force. He had found a way to fend her off in Canto Bight, and he had fooled her again the day prior on Ryloth. ]
The information we want about the Resistance is in your head. I was charged with finding it. [ Something twitches in her expression — her nostrils flaring, the muscles in her jaw clenching as she slowly straightens her shoulders, reining something back in. Putting the animal back on its leash. ] I should have brought you to him then. When he realized I had allowed you to escape instead ...
[ Something flashes through her eyes. A memory. Pain. It's gone in an instant, replaced by something hard and bitter. ]
The Resistance lives because I tried to keep you from him. [ To herself. Because she was fascinated, enthralled, because she was weak. She had not explained to Snoke that Ben Solo had the Force. She had tried to keep him as hers. Now, she realizes, Snoke would likely just as soon replace her with him. She'd made the right call. ]