[ No wonder Luke Skywalker didn't want to take on teaching another youth. His threshold for witnessing the usual song and dance must be at his all-time lowest after dealing with hormonal teenagers and Han's approach to courting Leia.
For a long, drawn-out moment, she's quiet. It's a comfortable silence as opposed to the lonely one she's known for so long, but her intent studying of his expression — like there's an answer as to how she should respond there — may or may not prove unnerving. ]
I know, [ she says, simply. Undertones of softness bleed through its edges if he cares to listen attentively. His appreciation is unnecessary, but she doesn't want to mislead him into thinking it means nothing to her. It means everything to her, but she doesn't want him to mistakenly think he's somehow indebted to her. He isn't. Far from it, in fact. ] You can thank me by finishing that.
[ She tips her head to the side, gesturing to the half-full canteen. ]
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For a long, drawn-out moment, she's quiet. It's a comfortable silence as opposed to the lonely one she's known for so long, but her intent studying of his expression — like there's an answer as to how she should respond there — may or may not prove unnerving. ]
I know, [ she says, simply. Undertones of softness bleed through its edges if he cares to listen attentively. His appreciation is unnecessary, but she doesn't want to mislead him into thinking it means nothing to her. It means everything to her, but she doesn't want him to mistakenly think he's somehow indebted to her. He isn't. Far from it, in fact. ] You can thank me by finishing that.
[ She tips her head to the side, gesturing to the half-full canteen. ]