[ Rey isn't certain that either of them stepping in would have done any good against Ren in berserker mode; in truth it might have made for more casualties, compounding the damage to the Brood's already wounded psyche. But it's heartening to know that this one would have, had he followed his instinct; even in her weakness she reaches out with both the symbiotic bond that the Nest provides as well as with the Force, to read him. ]
(You have nothing to feel regret for,) [ she assures him; ] (there's no guarantee you would have been able to stop him, anyway.)
[ She tests cracking open one eye and then the other, moving both to focus on him hovering over her as she wets her dry lips; he's young, dark-haired and swarthy, with an open, caring face. Her limbs are harder to move though, and with her injury she fears the worst: paralysis. ]
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( You have nothing to feel regret for, ) [ she assures him; ] ( there's no guarantee you would have been able to stop him, anyway. )
[ She tests cracking open one eye and then the other, moving both to focus on him hovering over her as she wets her dry lips; he's young, dark-haired and swarthy, with an open, caring face. Her limbs are harder to move though, and with her injury she fears the worst: paralysis. ]
( ...I can't move. )