[ The darkness around her settles slightly, a hint of a smile coming to her lips. ] Almost anything can be healed through the Force. It's possible even to come back from the brink of death, depending on what rumors a person chooses to believe. [ She's fairly certain that's not what he meant with his remark though. Which is fair, she supposes, since up until recently he's mostly seen her cause pain and destruction.
Kylo lightly shrugs a shoulder as her gaze lowers back to their hands. ]
I can do more than people give me credit for. Everyone likes to focus on Light and Dark, and they tend to forget that whatever they want to call different elements, it all comes from the same source. [ Maybe some would begin to remember, now that she has something — someone — to protect other than herself. Someone she wants to care for more than she's ever felt similar emotions before. Is this what it's like, to know one isn't alone in the universe? Is this what it's like to — ]
I'm sorry, for leaving you unprotected. I should have known better than to presume that cur would stay in his place. It's not a mistake that will happen a second time.
[ Because she would make sure Poe was guarded, for starters. And because Hux's days are numbered. It's not as if she hadn't planned to kill him eventually, but this she will not stand. She needs to figure out a suitable replacement, make sure a transition will go smoothly, but it's going to happen. And she'll enjoy every last second of it. ]
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Kylo lightly shrugs a shoulder as her gaze lowers back to their hands. ]
I can do more than people give me credit for. Everyone likes to focus on Light and Dark, and they tend to forget that whatever they want to call different elements, it all comes from the same source. [ Maybe some would begin to remember, now that she has something — someone — to protect other than herself. Someone she wants to care for more than she's ever felt similar emotions before. Is this what it's like, to know one isn't alone in the universe? Is this what it's like to — ]
I'm sorry, for leaving you unprotected. I should have known better than to presume that cur would stay in his place. It's not a mistake that will happen a second time.
[ Because she would make sure Poe was guarded, for starters. And because Hux's days are numbered. It's not as if she hadn't planned to kill him eventually, but this she will not stand. She needs to figure out a suitable replacement, make sure a transition will go smoothly, but it's going to happen. And she'll enjoy every last second of it. ]