"Leia is a Princess. Politicians must be that way, if they are to be trusted at all." There was certainly a strange note of something to his voice. Even the Force around him seemed to dim. Not Darken, but dim.
Padmé and Queen Breha had spoken of it once, how they wanted their children to be friends. He - given the cultures of the nobility and royalty of both planets - had suspected they had been thinking of more than friendship and towards future political alliances. But one thing he knew both women had spoken of, together, is how Padmé's child would at least not be beholden to a Throne, and if their child sat on one, it would be that child's choice. Not something they had thrust upon them, unlike Breha and Bail's child. Not that he doubted they would have prepared her well (despite herself at times).
But there is still a part of him, even more present after having met Leia, having held her in his arms, having wiped dirt and grease from her hands and cheek, having braided her hair, which screamed that wasn't what was meant for his child. Not the life of a politician.
Not their child. It wasn't meant to be a burden on their child's shoulders.
"I would rather like to believe Kylo isn't a duty to you now." He deserves better than that, he doesn't say but thinks. He's not supposed to be a pawn in this, not supposed to be a tool for someone else's goals, even if that is what has happened. Rey didn't deserve that to be her life either. "You aren't a duty to him. What you have, between you, it is such a rare opportunity, for both of you. If you can both manage to take advantage of it, everyone's ideas and wills be damned."
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Padmé and Queen Breha had spoken of it once, how they wanted their children to be friends. He - given the cultures of the nobility and royalty of both planets - had suspected they had been thinking of more than friendship and towards future political alliances. But one thing he knew both women had spoken of, together, is how Padmé's child would at least not be beholden to a Throne, and if their child sat on one, it would be that child's choice. Not something they had thrust upon them, unlike Breha and Bail's child. Not that he doubted they would have prepared her well (despite herself at times).
But there is still a part of him, even more present after having met Leia, having held her in his arms, having wiped dirt and grease from her hands and cheek, having braided her hair, which screamed that wasn't what was meant for his child. Not the life of a politician.
Not their child. It wasn't meant to be a burden on their child's shoulders.
"I would rather like to believe Kylo isn't a duty to you now." He deserves better than that, he doesn't say but thinks. He's not supposed to be a pawn in this, not supposed to be a tool for someone else's goals, even if that is what has happened. Rey didn't deserve that to be her life either. "You aren't a duty to him. What you have, between you, it is such a rare opportunity, for both of you. If you can both manage to take advantage of it, everyone's ideas and wills be damned."