Your abilities might prove unsuccessful with such a large group, and one of us must be responsible for the survival of those in our care. [As she is firm in her refusal, he is unmoving in his insistence. Those red eyes are unsettling, yes, but flush with determination. The most assurance he can offer.]

I am capable of drawing them away for a time— use the Force to protect the Empress. Ensure that our mission does not fail.

[And with that, he withdraws— presses ahead, his infrared vision trained on that uneasy group— weaving between support beams and gathered dust, a practiced, predatory gait, as though he were prowling through the brush yet again.

If she chooses to deter him, she might wish to hurry.]