[ she struggles to identify this feeling of compassion for what it is, but … she knows that the way snoke did this to her is not the only way. she thinks of organa's face, of the warmth she had felt in ben's mind when she'd first—
it soothes the aching void in her chest. just a little. it's selfishness, made to perform the outward expression of kindness. she wants to see more of that, to feel … something. anything but pain. and as a result, she does not want him to suffer pointlessly in here; it would be a waste.
he's right about one thing. no one can make her do something she doesn't want to do, and she doesn't want exactly this.
but not exactly what he's asking for either. ]
Get up. [ there's no softness about her voice. ] Follow me.
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it soothes the aching void in her chest. just a little. it's selfishness, made to perform the outward expression of kindness. she wants to see more of that, to feel … something. anything but pain. and as a result, she does not want him to suffer pointlessly in here; it would be a waste.
he's right about one thing. no one can make her do something she doesn't want to do, and she doesn't want exactly this.
but not exactly what he's asking for either. ]
Get up. [ there's no softness about her voice. ] Follow me.