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Resistance base, D’Qar • before the Starkiller mission • Luke & Hannah, maybe with Jane & Jon
keeponfighting
2019-09-17 03:00 pm (UTC)(link)
It’s way too early for anyone to be up and about, but when was the last time the General had gotten a good night’s sleep? Too long, he’d say if asked, and that he’s already used to it, running on empty for hours on end. There’s plenty of time for sleeping once they’re dead, after all.
It’s quiet in the command center, save for the steady beeps and whirrs of the droids and the other mechanical equipment. Holding a warm cup of caf with both hands, Luke stares up at the reconstructed hologram of Starkiller Base for what’s probably the millionth time, as though if he looks hard enough, he’ll see something different. Some other way in, some other means of destroying the planet-killer that didn’t involve Hannah going on a suicide mission.
That’s really what’s weighing heavily on his mind. Not the superweapon’s threat, not the First Order’s destruction of Hosnian Prime, but his wife going off to confront Kylo Ren. Their son. And it frustrates him that he can’t go himself because he’s lost too many women in his life already. Force knows where his sister Leia had gone after the incident at the Jedi academy six years ago; the very same tragedy that killed his youngest child and only daughter, Jane. Must he lose Hannah now, too?
It’s quiet in the command center, save for the steady beeps and whirrs of the droids and the other mechanical equipment. Holding a warm cup of caf with both hands, Luke stares up at the reconstructed hologram of Starkiller Base for what’s probably the millionth time, as though if he looks hard enough, he’ll see something different. Some other way in, some other means of destroying the planet-killer that didn’t involve Hannah going on a suicide mission.
That’s really what’s weighing heavily on his mind. Not the superweapon’s threat, not the First Order’s destruction of Hosnian Prime, but his wife going off to confront Kylo Ren. Their son. And it frustrates him that he can’t go himself because he’s lost too many women in his life already. Force knows where his sister Leia had gone after the incident at the Jedi academy six years ago; the very same tragedy that killed his youngest child and only daughter, Jane. Must he lose Hannah now, too?
Edited 2019-09-17 15:01 (UTC)
Finding Luke is easy - there's only one place on the base that's even worth checking for him. She's silent as she crosses the command center, slipping up next to him and reaching to take his cup of caf. "Did you put anything in it? You know I like mine black."
Like him, there's been a lot weighing on her since she told Luke about the intel and insisted on going on the mission. That's especially true now that she knows Jane and Jon are en route - something she hasn't been able to bring herself to tell Luke yet. Everything she wants to tell him feels caught in her throat: how she's sorry that she's put him in a position to lose the last of his family, how it's her own guilt that's pushing her to go after Ben, and how much she loves him despite the fact that their marriage has had more than a few bumps along the way. Hannah's never had an easy time saying what she feels - but making jokes she can do.
As much as she wants to put it off, she knows she has to say something serious while they still have a chance to talk privately. "I'm bringing him back, Luke." her voice is soft and she hopes it sounds more confident than she feels. "I'm going to get Ben and we're going to figure everything out." Maybe if she says it enough times it'll come true.
Like him, there's been a lot weighing on her since she told Luke about the intel and insisted on going on the mission. That's especially true now that she knows Jane and Jon are en route - something she hasn't been able to bring herself to tell Luke yet. Everything she wants to tell him feels caught in her throat: how she's sorry that she's put him in a position to lose the last of his family, how it's her own guilt that's pushing her to go after Ben, and how much she loves him despite the fact that their marriage has had more than a few bumps along the way. Hannah's never had an easy time saying what she feels - but making jokes she can do.
As much as she wants to put it off, she knows she has to say something serious while they still have a chance to talk privately. "I'm bringing him back, Luke." her voice is soft and she hopes it sounds more confident than she feels. "I'm going to get Ben and we're going to figure everything out." Maybe if she says it enough times it'll come true.
Against her better judgement, Hannah's found her way on to the base. She's barely slept the last few days and it shows in her face. As tired as she should be, all that exhaustion has been pushed aside for nervous energy. Despite the many times as she's repeated that everything will be fine and she's going to bring Ben home, Hannah's not convinced of that herself and she's very aware that there's a good chance this is a suicide mission. Even as slim as her chances are, she knows she has to try. Ben is her son and she'd never forgive herself if she gave up on him. It was hard being pregnant with him, hard to have an infant, hard to have a child with a temper that outdid her and Luke combined... but they always found a way to make it work. This is just one more hurdle.
She's already said her goodbyes to Jane, who is watching from a distance in case things go sideways and Hannah needs help. Can her children sense each other or is Jane still hidden from the Force? Maybe Ben won't even deal with Hannah knowing his sister's within his reach. As smart as strong as Jane is, she knows Kylo Ren wouldn't pass up a chance to finish what he started.
Hannah had expected Ben to come to her once she set foot on the Starkiller Base. Instead it seems like she's seeking him out. She tries to silence the voice in the back of her head that says she's being led into a trap. She reminds herself that he's dangerous but she's still a Solo. It wouldn't be the first trap she's gotten herself out of.
Finally, she sees his figure ahead in the shadows and feels her heart skip like it's dropped clear out of her chest. She stops in her tracks and says his name. She doesn't yell it because she knows he already knows she's there. "I came for you."
She's already said her goodbyes to Jane, who is watching from a distance in case things go sideways and Hannah needs help. Can her children sense each other or is Jane still hidden from the Force? Maybe Ben won't even deal with Hannah knowing his sister's within his reach. As smart as strong as Jane is, she knows Kylo Ren wouldn't pass up a chance to finish what he started.
Hannah had expected Ben to come to her once she set foot on the Starkiller Base. Instead it seems like she's seeking him out. She tries to silence the voice in the back of her head that says she's being led into a trap. She reminds herself that he's dangerous but she's still a Solo. It wouldn't be the first trap she's gotten herself out of.
Finally, she sees his figure ahead in the shadows and feels her heart skip like it's dropped clear out of her chest. She stops in her tracks and says his name. She doesn't yell it because she knows he already knows she's there. "I came for you."
Jedi temple, night of the First Order raid • Jane & Ben, later Jon
forceshadowed
2019-09-19 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
The temple is already on fire by the time Jane arrives, practically leaping off the landspeeder and running inside to search for her brother. She's not sure what happened, since she'd been out in the jungle with Jon, checking out the repairs he'd made to the crashed Y-wing they'd found a few months earlier while she was out piloting for one of the Jedi Masters. If any alarms had been sounded, they hadn't heard, too far away and too occupied with each other to notice; it had been the drastic shift of Ben's signature in the Force that alerted her that something was amiss, and the wave of mass hysteria that followed, a surge of emotional energy so powerful, she could almost see it.
She blinks, the heat making her eyes sting as she weaves her way through the corridors. She hadn't wanted to be separated from Jon, but one of them needed to help evacuate the temple and she was too worried about her brother to willingly take on the task. As she runs she tries to pinpoint Ben's location in the Force, but with everything that's going on, it's grown muted, muddled.
She comes to a sharp stop just before bursting through one of the stone doorways, pressing herself up against the wall to one side and the hilt of her lightsaber flying into her right hand. Through the opening is a large room, one of the training halls, and while she can sense Ben's presence, she's not sure he's the only one there. Maybe it's the fire, maybe it's something else, but a sort of haze seems to have settled in the Force, blurring her perception; it's only Jon she can distinctly feel, but that's also because of the way they have grown so attuned and connected to each other.
She takes a deep breath, steeling herself, then she walks briskly through the entrance. "Ben?"
She blinks, the heat making her eyes sting as she weaves her way through the corridors. She hadn't wanted to be separated from Jon, but one of them needed to help evacuate the temple and she was too worried about her brother to willingly take on the task. As she runs she tries to pinpoint Ben's location in the Force, but with everything that's going on, it's grown muted, muddled.
She comes to a sharp stop just before bursting through one of the stone doorways, pressing herself up against the wall to one side and the hilt of her lightsaber flying into her right hand. Through the opening is a large room, one of the training halls, and while she can sense Ben's presence, she's not sure he's the only one there. Maybe it's the fire, maybe it's something else, but a sort of haze seems to have settled in the Force, blurring her perception; it's only Jon she can distinctly feel, but that's also because of the way they have grown so attuned and connected to each other.
She takes a deep breath, steeling herself, then she walks briskly through the entrance. "Ben?"
He didn't know when the fire started. He didn't know who started the fire.
Honestly, the whole plan was dicey at best, and Ben knew that but he also knew that if they didn't do something, it was only a matter of limited time before Snoke would do as he threatened and make a move to corrupt Jane. Her anger already ran hot, if Snoke tapped into her Force potential to fuel it all... Well, Ben didn't want anything to happen to his little sister.
Leia had come up with the plan, after he had confided in her about the way his mind was being intruded on. They couldn't tell anyone else, of course, and they had to hope that Ben's mental shields were strong enough that no one would be able to tell that he wasn't actually as devoted as he was making out.
He had waited until Jane would be gone, making sure she wouldn't get caught up in it all. She wasn't meant to come back that night. He stood, stiff as he hears her voice call on him. Kriff. This was not going to go well.
"...That's not my name."
Honestly, the whole plan was dicey at best, and Ben knew that but he also knew that if they didn't do something, it was only a matter of limited time before Snoke would do as he threatened and make a move to corrupt Jane. Her anger already ran hot, if Snoke tapped into her Force potential to fuel it all... Well, Ben didn't want anything to happen to his little sister.
Leia had come up with the plan, after he had confided in her about the way his mind was being intruded on. They couldn't tell anyone else, of course, and they had to hope that Ben's mental shields were strong enough that no one would be able to tell that he wasn't actually as devoted as he was making out.
He had waited until Jane would be gone, making sure she wouldn't get caught up in it all. She wasn't meant to come back that night. He stood, stiff as he hears her voice call on him. Kriff. This was not going to go well.
"...That's not my name."
He senses them through the Force before he sees them. Well, of course he does, he's always been able to find his family in the Force - before he could do anything else, he could pick out each of them. There was an urge to run to them, to tell them that they were being idiots and to get off-planet before the weapon was ready. Neither of them would listen to him, of course, thinking it just another plan of Snoke's
So he didn't go. Didn't stop her from seeking him out, and he really wished she hadn't. Not after that order had been given. He knew what he had to to, he knew it was important to keep someone on the inside, but he wished that the burden of it did not fall on him. That someone else had to deal with being the 'apprentice' of Snoke. But who would he wish that on? No one.
He squared his shoulders, and did not turn round.
"...You came for the girl."
So he didn't go. Didn't stop her from seeking him out, and he really wished she hadn't. Not after that order had been given. He knew what he had to to, he knew it was important to keep someone on the inside, but he wished that the burden of it did not fall on him. That someone else had to deal with being the 'apprentice' of Snoke. But who would he wish that on? No one.
He squared his shoulders, and did not turn round.
"...You came for the girl."
True, Jane was supposed to be away that night. Jon had planned to take her to a nearby system for their ship’s inaugural flight, but they’d gotten distracted and stayed a little too long on the ground. Long enough that they were still planetside when the First Order arrived.
She still didn’t know what was really going on. She’d heard her father mention something about an Imperial remnant on several occasions, but there had been nothing concrete, not in the HoloNet or even among the Jedi. But her gut was telling her that this was an attack, which was why she’d insisted that Jon check in with the Masters and help with the evacuation while she went to look for Ben.
“What are you—” She stared at her brother, looking incredibly lost and confused. Her hand tightened around the hilt of her saber, if only because she didn’t know what else to do with her nerves. Something wasn’t right. “What’s going on?”
She still didn’t know what was really going on. She’d heard her father mention something about an Imperial remnant on several occasions, but there had been nothing concrete, not in the HoloNet or even among the Jedi. But her gut was telling her that this was an attack, which was why she’d insisted that Jon check in with the Masters and help with the evacuation while she went to look for Ben.
“What are you—” She stared at her brother, looking incredibly lost and confused. Her hand tightened around the hilt of her saber, if only because she didn’t know what else to do with her nerves. Something wasn’t right. “What’s going on?”
He could feel her confusion and Ben had to suppress the urge to explain. Leia would do it, she said she would. It was important right now that no one doubted where his loyalties lay. His hand gripped around the hilt of his own saber, wondering if his attempts to bleed the crystal had finally proven successful. It would be needed, soon enough.
"The end of a pretence," he said in short, clipped tones. "The start of something new."
"The end of a pretence," he said in short, clipped tones. "The start of something new."
Hannah would absolutely agree that they're being idiots. This is one of the more foolish things she's ever done - and there's a long list of events to choose from on that list. The Resistance's survival depends on destroying the base (with or without her on it!) but having the chance to talk to Ben is just as important for Hannah. When the temple was destroyed she didn't have the chance to step in and intervene, making this the only opportunity she might get to sway her son.
"I'm going to take her with me but I've been waiting to bring you back home for a long time." She's regretted ever agreeing to allow him to go off to train with Leia. Maybe if he'd stayed home they could have protected him and Jane too.
She watches him carefully, keeping the distance between them. "I know you. This isn't you and this isn't where you belong. Snoke can't be trusted."
"I'm going to take her with me but I've been waiting to bring you back home for a long time." She's regretted ever agreeing to allow him to go off to train with Leia. Maybe if he'd stayed home they could have protected him and Jane too.
She watches him carefully, keeping the distance between them. "I know you. This isn't you and this isn't where you belong. Snoke can't be trusted."
Ben could probably add quite a few items to that list that Hannah would never consider as foolish. Top of it might be this moment here, but then again he would hope that the woman would actually see this act for what it was.
The words hurt though. They're everything he wanted to hear, years ago, before he had committed to this. Leia told them, right, they knew what depths he would need to sink to?
"I follow an important path," he said evenly. There, no way that could be misinterpretated."
The words hurt though. They're everything he wanted to hear, years ago, before he had committed to this. Leia told them, right, they knew what depths he would need to sink to?
"I follow an important path," he said evenly. There, no way that could be misinterpretated."
If only Hannah knew the real reason for his actions. Leia's failure to communicate the plan to the rest of the family set them all up for heartbreak and changed their lives forever. That lack of information might be what finally causes Hannah's recklessness to catch up with her.
Her brow furrows and she shakes her head. Hannah does the best to keep anger from slipping into her voice. Anger won't help them now and might push him farther from her. "With Snoke? The only place that path leads is to your death when he's finished with you. I always knew you'd do great things. Terrorizing the galaxy isn't one of them. You can still help us. It's not too late."
Her brow furrows and she shakes her head. Hannah does the best to keep anger from slipping into her voice. Anger won't help them now and might push him farther from her. "With Snoke? The only place that path leads is to your death when he's finished with you. I always knew you'd do great things. Terrorizing the galaxy isn't one of them. You can still help us. It's not too late."
The... the way Hannah said that, Ben frowned internally. It's almost as if she didn't know... Leia had told them, hadn't she? She said she would, that she would make sure they knew what the plan was so that if the time came, they all knew what was needed.
"I'm on a path to restore peace."
"I'm on a path to restore peace."
So much for staying calm. Hannah rolls her eyes, exasperated. "This isn't peace! You're not restoring it, you're destroying it!" Now she's irritated, the emotion radiating off of her. She's still the same semi-sour easily frustrated mother he's always known.
"Look at what he's done and what he's making you do. People are dying. Good people, like your father, are going to be hurt."
"Look at what he's done and what he's making you do. People are dying. Good people, like your father, are going to be hurt."
Edited 2019-09-19 22:38 (UTC)
Frowning, Jane reached out with the Force to get a better read of her brother, hoping to figure out what the hell Ben was talking about—
He was shielded. She'd thought earlier that his blurry presence in the Force was merely a result of the turmoil around them, all the panic and chaos and violence coming together and dampening their perceptions, but he was doing it himself. She knew he'd been trying harder at getting a better grip on his outbursts, especially with her being so sensitive to emotions in general, but this was another thing entirely.
"You did this." She refused to believe it, though, if the lift at the end of the sentence, making it sound like a question, is any indication. "You and..." She hesitated; she'd heard her family whisper some Sith lord's name before, one who was apparently after Ben and trying to turn him to the dark, but she refused to say it out loud, because she knew names had power. "But you're a Jedi!"
He was shielded. She'd thought earlier that his blurry presence in the Force was merely a result of the turmoil around them, all the panic and chaos and violence coming together and dampening their perceptions, but he was doing it himself. She knew he'd been trying harder at getting a better grip on his outbursts, especially with her being so sensitive to emotions in general, but this was another thing entirely.
"You did this." She refused to believe it, though, if the lift at the end of the sentence, making it sound like a question, is any indication. "You and..." She hesitated; she'd heard her family whisper some Sith lord's name before, one who was apparently after Ben and trying to turn him to the dark, but she refused to say it out loud, because she knew names had power. "But you're a Jedi!"
"Do I ever," Luke mumbles, holding out his hand so she can take the cup. He's long since taken his coffee black, all the way to his teenage years in Alderaan; Bail had tried to discourage him, but he'd said it wasn't as if it could affect his height any further. Then Hannah came, and she plucked drinks out of his hands often enough that he hadn't bothered to change the way he took his coffee.
Habit aside, it's a silent admission, too, that despite all that's come between them, there are things about them that haven't changed. He still knows her. And he still loves her, so much.
He glances at her, at her face, but something about the way she looks right now makes his chest tighten as though they're squeezed by invisible fingers. So he turns his gaze back to the hologram, jaw tightening as he thinks about what to say. He's never had an easy time saying what he feels, either. "He's always listened to you more than me," he admits, his voice just as soft. There's no resentment though, only regret and resignation. "Both of them."
Habit aside, it's a silent admission, too, that despite all that's come between them, there are things about them that haven't changed. He still knows her. And he still loves her, so much.
He glances at her, at her face, but something about the way she looks right now makes his chest tighten as though they're squeezed by invisible fingers. So he turns his gaze back to the hologram, jaw tightening as he thinks about what to say. He's never had an easy time saying what he feels, either. "He's always listened to you more than me," he admits, his voice just as soft. There's no resentment though, only regret and resignation. "Both of them."
Another time when the stakes weren't so high she'd have teased him that the kids listened to her because she was the fun parent, or because of her tendency to bend the rules when it suited her. Instead she reaches out with her free hand and brushes her fingers across his hand before lacing their fingers together. She smiles half-heartedly. "We raised two very stubborn, passionate children." They're both responsible for that.
She tries to catch his gaze. "I wouldn't be going if I thought there was another way. You're needed here. It doesn't feel right sending people if one of isn't there." It's going to take everyone working together to disable or destroy Starkiller and this might be their last and only chance to get close to their son. "I've been doing stupid things since we met. What's one more?"
She tries to catch his gaze. "I wouldn't be going if I thought there was another way. You're needed here. It doesn't feel right sending people if one of isn't there." It's going to take everyone working together to disable or destroy Starkiller and this might be their last and only chance to get close to their son. "I've been doing stupid things since we met. What's one more?"
"I do what is expected of me," that was true enough. No comment on whether or not he wanted to do it, but it was expected so he did it. It let him stay near Snoke, waiting till the time was right to strike him down. At least, that was the plan he had discussed with Leia.
"The General knows what he is doing."
"The General knows what he is doing."
There was that probing feel, the sense of someone trying to see his own feelings but getting that shield instead. It had to be Jane, no one else would be trying it right now. Besides which, she had always been more openly affected by his own emotional spikes in the Force. He breathly deeply, and looked at her.
"I follow no such creed."
"I follow no such creed."
Was there something she and Luke could have done differently? Some way to prevent him from becoming so brainwashed and so loyal to Snoke?
It doesn't feel like she's making progress but he hasn't run off and hasn't done her any harm, so she'll take that as a small win. She swallows down some of her anxiety and takes a few slow steps to close the distance between them. Maybe if she gets close and he can see how serious she is it'll make a difference.
"What about your family?" It could be a dangerous question to ask, given everything that's unfolded since that night at the Jedi temple. "We love you, Ben. I love you. Always have. Always will."
It doesn't feel like she's making progress but he hasn't run off and hasn't done her any harm, so she'll take that as a small win. She swallows down some of her anxiety and takes a few slow steps to close the distance between them. Maybe if she gets close and he can see how serious she is it'll make a difference.
"What about your family?" It could be a dangerous question to ask, given everything that's unfolded since that night at the Jedi temple. "We love you, Ben. I love you. Always have. Always will."
He was more confused than ever to say the very least of it all. It was as though she didn't know the plan, but he was sure Leia had promised to tell them all. Could something have happened that meant she never got to do that? No, couldn't be, he took this role to prevent exactly that.
"I do what needs to be done for my family."
"I do what needs to be done for my family."
He sighs at the mention of their children. “They were, weren’t they?” He knows Ben isn’t dead, but sometimes it’s easier to compartmentalize, to not think of him as Kylo Ren. Of course, the illusion never lasts long.
He squeezes her hand. “At least take someone else with you.” Chewie will be there by her side, as always, but just the two of them plunging into the heart of enemy territory? It’s not just stupid, it’s suicidal.
He squeezes her hand. “At least take someone else with you.” Chewie will be there by her side, as always, but just the two of them plunging into the heart of enemy territory? It’s not just stupid, it’s suicidal.
Holy kriff. Ben just... renounced the Jedi. As easily as that. Ben, one of the most promising Jedi of their generation. How was this possible? Or had this been so many years in the making?
“Ben, this isn’t funny!” A part of her knew he was telling the truth, that he was no longer one of them. But she didn’t want to give up on him. He was her kriffing brother. “You’re lying. You can’t be—”
There’s the distinct snap-hiss of a lightsaber igniting from the doorway opposite Jane, and she averted her eyes to see one of their friends, Ganner, standing there. Well, she knew he never liked her much, but she’d thought they were friends anyway. Apparently not. “Ben, the Master says it’s time to go. Is she coming with us?”
“Ben, this isn’t funny!” A part of her knew he was telling the truth, that he was no longer one of them. But she didn’t want to give up on him. He was her kriffing brother. “You’re lying. You can’t be—”
There’s the distinct snap-hiss of a lightsaber igniting from the doorway opposite Jane, and she averted her eyes to see one of their friends, Ganner, standing there. Well, she knew he never liked her much, but she’d thought they were friends anyway. Apparently not. “Ben, the Master says it’s time to go. Is she coming with us?”
Did it count as renouncing the Jedi if you were only following orders? Did it count if you were following a plan that was being done in the hopes that it would save the future of the Jedi? Ben had never really been as great with philiosphical quandries like that, he was always better at more straight forward things.
It didn't feel like he was renouncing the Jedi, just that for the moment, he couldn't follow their code as strictly as he was supposed to. But that had happened, in the histories. From the little that survived, he had read tales of Jedi who had strayed from the path for the benefit of the Light. Maybe that's what he was doing.
He hoped.
He turned his head slightly, looking at Ganner. Ganner knew... part of the plan. As much as it was required for him to know, which was not much at all.
"No," Ben said evenly. "The Master does not want her." He did but like stang was Ben going to deliver his baby sister to Snoke's hands.
It didn't feel like he was renouncing the Jedi, just that for the moment, he couldn't follow their code as strictly as he was supposed to. But that had happened, in the histories. From the little that survived, he had read tales of Jedi who had strayed from the path for the benefit of the Light. Maybe that's what he was doing.
He hoped.
He turned his head slightly, looking at Ganner. Ganner knew... part of the plan. As much as it was required for him to know, which was not much at all.
"No," Ben said evenly. "The Master does not want her." He did but like stang was Ben going to deliver his baby sister to Snoke's hands.
There were brief moments when both kids were young that Hannah could believe they'd have some sort of normal life, that they could protect the children from the difficulties Hannah had known as a child and the horrors both Hannah and Luke had faced as young adults. She'd never in her worst nightmares imagined life would unfold like it did, learning that there's no pain greater than losing your child, even if she'd spent years telling herself Jane could still be out there.
She sighs heavily. Ideally, Hannah would wait until Jane and Jon showed up to explain everything, banking on the fact that Luke would be too overwhelmed with joy to realize she'd been keeping an enormous secret from him. Telling now is the kinder way to handle it, not to mention safer for Jane approaching in her all too familiar ship.
"About that - I have someone in mind. It wasn't safe for me to tell you before. I wanted to, believe me, it killed me not to. I would never keep anything like this from you unless to was to protect- " she's starting to ramble, and catches herself. She wants to look away but forces herself to give the news directly to him instead of to the empty distance behind him. "Let me explain. When I went to meet with the Targaryen Twins I saw someone we know. We were wrong about what happened at the temple."
Her heart is pound and she takes a moment to compose herself, half-hoping Luke will somehow fill in the gaps and already know what she's about to say. "Jane is alive."
She sighs heavily. Ideally, Hannah would wait until Jane and Jon showed up to explain everything, banking on the fact that Luke would be too overwhelmed with joy to realize she'd been keeping an enormous secret from him. Telling now is the kinder way to handle it, not to mention safer for Jane approaching in her all too familiar ship.
"About that - I have someone in mind. It wasn't safe for me to tell you before. I wanted to, believe me, it killed me not to. I would never keep anything like this from you unless to was to protect- " she's starting to ramble, and catches herself. She wants to look away but forces herself to give the news directly to him instead of to the empty distance behind him. "Let me explain. When I went to meet with the Targaryen Twins I saw someone we know. We were wrong about what happened at the temple."
Her heart is pound and she takes a moment to compose herself, half-hoping Luke will somehow fill in the gaps and already know what she's about to say. "Jane is alive."
She knows somewhere Chewie and Jane are watching this unfold - are they as confused as she is? Confronting Ben is going more smoothly than she may have imagined but there seems to be a disconnection. Nothing she's saying seems to be having any sort of impact on him.
"I don't know what you mean, Ben. I'm your family. I want you home with me, not here." Hannah continues to close the distance between them, willing to risk a sudden burst of his anger for the chance to see him close up. "You've become someone I barely know."
"I don't know what you mean, Ben. I'm your family. I want you home with me, not here." Hannah continues to close the distance between them, willing to risk a sudden burst of his anger for the chance to see him close up. "You've become someone I barely know."
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