[ Oh. Coming to terms with the fact that there's no immediate regret, her shoulders sag. After another inhale, she settles back down into their disheveled bed, joints audibly popping as she stretches her arms and tries to shake them free from pins and needles. She hadn't moved an inch from him during the night, subconsciously identifying him as safe, and she's paying the price with stiff, knotted muscles. ]
I told her you were with me. [ It isn't apologetic, though the statement does carry a hesitant lilt, suddenly uncertain if he'll approve. At the time, reaching out to Leia had been the obvious choice, the right decision. That doesn't guarantee Ben will agree with her methods. Warily, she searches his eyes and quickly amends: ] I didn't tell her anything else.
[ It hadn't been her place, after all. Maybe that will bring him comfort, even if it's clear that Leia Organa is intuitive. Of course she would sense that something was awry without needing to be informed of it. More than that, it discloses how connected Leia still is to her son. ]
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I told her you were with me. [ It isn't apologetic, though the statement does carry a hesitant lilt, suddenly uncertain if he'll approve. At the time, reaching out to Leia had been the obvious choice, the right decision. That doesn't guarantee Ben will agree with her methods. Warily, she searches his eyes and quickly amends: ] I didn't tell her anything else.
[ It hadn't been her place, after all. Maybe that will bring him comfort, even if it's clear that Leia Organa is intuitive. Of course she would sense that something was awry without needing to be informed of it. More than that, it discloses how connected Leia still is to her son. ]