[Ah, so he had given all of the details, There is a moment where he doesn’t quite meet Rey’s eyes when she confesses it. There is no explaining it away, as he is quickly turned speechless by both anger (at Thrawn) and fear (of failure).]
I do not trust him.
[He repeats it, like that explanation should be enough for her. He doesn’t have the words or emotional awareness to explain that — yes, perhaps some part of him had wanted to keep Rey’s existance from him. Because of his Imperial ties, but also because he recognied in some shriveled part of himself that he wanted to keep her close.
And that meant that he could use her against him. Maybe she can’t make that leap of logic herself, but he certainly can’t put voice to it. To do so would be to acknowledge that he was weak. That he’d allowed himself to be conquered by the Light. That he’d failed.]
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I do not trust him.
[He repeats it, like that explanation should be enough for her. He doesn’t have the words or emotional awareness to explain that — yes, perhaps some part of him had wanted to keep Rey’s existance from him. Because of his Imperial ties, but also because he recognied in some shriveled part of himself that he wanted to keep her close.
And that meant that he could use her against him. Maybe she can’t make that leap of logic herself, but he certainly can’t put voice to it. To do so would be to acknowledge that he was weak. That he’d allowed himself to be conquered by the Light. That he’d failed.]