The shadow of Yoda--thankfully, only imagined--cackled a bit at that.
"Then you're a fool," Luke said sadly, without any bite. "And you're not listening. Ben didn't fail me. I failed him. Whatever his choices after--I failed him. And I don't have any experience to take away that fear."
If anything, his fear had only grown over the years. His youthful idealism shattered by expectation and loss.
And yet. He knew, with certainty, that he could not turn her away. Not with a personal plea such as that. Now that she'd wormed her way past his defenses, he was not capable of outright denying the connection.
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"Then you're a fool," Luke said sadly, without any bite. "And you're not listening. Ben didn't fail me. I failed him. Whatever his choices after--I failed him. And I don't have any experience to take away that fear."
If anything, his fear had only grown over the years. His youthful idealism shattered by expectation and loss.
And yet. He knew, with certainty, that he could not turn her away. Not with a personal plea such as that. Now that she'd wormed her way past his defenses, he was not capable of outright denying the connection.