[oh. well. he didn't entirely intend on that, and the warmth of her hand certainly makes that feel... pretty tangible? which is a little embarrassing, but she's patting his head once again after a minute anyway, so it's obvious just a fluke. a cute fluke, but a fluke.
—she does seem a bit enthralled by his statement, so he'll continue.]
Oh. Yeah, I, uh... mentioned her before. Luna.
[the one he'd been betrothed to.] She could communicate with the Six, and she could heal the people who had the scourge... a plague back home.
[he pauses, before he continues.] She... would always do what she wanted. She didn't let the Empire hold her back. She went out of her way to heal the sick, and to do whatever she could. Even if it would hurt her more in the long run.
...Even to the end, when she'd been hurt— [he pauses, closing his eyes for a moment a drawing a breath.] She saved me. She never let anything stop her, especially not when she had her duty to fulfill.
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—she does seem a bit enthralled by his statement, so he'll continue.]
Oh. Yeah, I, uh... mentioned her before. Luna.
[the one he'd been betrothed to.] She could communicate with the Six, and she could heal the people who had the scourge... a plague back home.
[he pauses, before he continues.] She... would always do what she wanted. She didn't let the Empire hold her back. She went out of her way to heal the sick, and to do whatever she could. Even if it would hurt her more in the long run.
...Even to the end, when she'd been hurt— [he pauses, closing his eyes for a moment a drawing a breath.] She saved me. She never let anything stop her, especially not when she had her duty to fulfill.