He heard him out, and stayed silent as he spoke. He respected her, though that wasn't really what she wanted. Or, well... maybe? She wasn't sure what she had wanted. To prove she was just as worthy to be there as him? No, that didn't seem right. She knows they both have different strengths. She wasn't sure why she felt the way she did about all this.
Then she thought more. She got hit with a blaster bolt, in the shoulder. He swooped in to pull her up and lifted her out of range, even though she was still capable of defending herself and fighting. He got mad at her being hurt and took everything out in one blow.
Anakin had swooped in early on to save her a few times too, but she grew from it. He'd gotten upset when she had been hurt too. They had both been protective of her. Was it just that she didn't... want someone to be protective. That was a strange attachment she didn't know what to do with.
He had said she was impressive to him as well. He said it and she could tell he meant it. Pursing her lips she looked over at him, then... moved. Sitting up more, getting up to stand a bit and drifting forward in the hot pool, moving with ease and turning to sink back in. This time she had crossed over to sit beside him, nudged in so that her good shoulder was pressed beside his. She sank down once again so that her chin was under water, before finally saying.
"Thank you." and explained slowly. "I just don't like being left behind. I don't like being a burden, and I don't want you to have to worry about me on the battle field. At first I thought I was being helpful. Doing something for this challenge. We were going to take them both down and that should have been that. But then I messed up and you swooped in and I just... felt a bit small."
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Then she thought more. She got hit with a blaster bolt, in the shoulder. He swooped in to pull her up and lifted her out of range, even though she was still capable of defending herself and fighting. He got mad at her being hurt and took everything out in one blow.
Anakin had swooped in early on to save her a few times too, but she grew from it. He'd gotten upset when she had been hurt too. They had both been protective of her. Was it just that she didn't... want someone to be protective. That was a strange attachment she didn't know what to do with.
He had said she was impressive to him as well. He said it and she could tell he meant it. Pursing her lips she looked over at him, then... moved. Sitting up more, getting up to stand a bit and drifting forward in the hot pool, moving with ease and turning to sink back in. This time she had crossed over to sit beside him, nudged in so that her good shoulder was pressed beside his. She sank down once again so that her chin was under water, before finally saying.
"Thank you." and explained slowly. "I just don't like being left behind. I don't like being a burden, and I don't want you to have to worry about me on the battle field. At first I thought I was being helpful. Doing something for this challenge. We were going to take them both down and that should have been that. But then I messed up and you swooped in and I just... felt a bit small."