[ She doesn't pull away. She doesn't dare pull away, only moves her gloved hands to his hair, pulling him closer to his shoulder, trying to comfort him. Her lekku are twisting in distress- When she is from, it was Kanan who had this discussion with him. Kanan who had brought it all to a head.
Now, she's the only one here for him. ]
It was enough. It was more than enough. Listen to me.
[ She smoothes his hair back, tries to make him listen, tries to make him understand. Kanan, telling her what happened. How Maul attacked them after he had gained all their trusts. How they had enough strength to pull the holocron away from Vader.
How when it came down to it, he had brought the Holocron for their lives, how he had turned away from forbidden knowledge. ]
You kept Vader from getting his hands on a key to a battlestation. You kept Maul from learning dangerous knowledge. You didn't stray from what Kanan and Ahsoka both have taught you.
How is that failure? How can you make me anything but proud when you've done this?
[He didn't know how badly he needed her hug until he'd been pulled close enough to feel her heart against his chest. Didn't know how much he needed a reassuring touch until her hands were in his hair, smoothing it back. Something warm and concrete and filled with love that can't be refuted, no matter how strong his fear is. Ezra hiccups a little, trying to just soak in the images Hera's sharing with him.]
But if I'd been stronger, or if I hadn't believed Maul, maybe he wouldn't have gotten hurt at all.
[Though, to be able to pull the holocron away from Vader himself... A small part of him can't help but be impressed. Had he and Kanan really done that?]
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Now, she's the only one here for him. ]
It was enough. It was more than enough. Listen to me.
[ She smoothes his hair back, tries to make him listen, tries to make him understand. Kanan, telling her what happened. How Maul attacked them after he had gained all their trusts. How they had enough strength to pull the holocron away from Vader.
How when it came down to it, he had brought the Holocron for their lives, how he had turned away from forbidden knowledge. ]
You kept Vader from getting his hands on a key to a battlestation. You kept Maul from learning dangerous knowledge. You didn't stray from what Kanan and Ahsoka both have taught you.
How is that failure? How can you make me anything but proud when you've done this?
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But if I'd been stronger, or if I hadn't believed Maul, maybe he wouldn't have gotten hurt at all.
[Though, to be able to pull the holocron away from Vader himself... A small part of him can't help but be impressed. Had he and Kanan really done that?]