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REY

     THE EXPRESSION ON THE PRINCESS’S FACE resembled a sad smile, and rey knew that leia had come to be an expert at keeping a strong presence even in times of trouble. she was just learning how to do so herself, but her emotions were usually much more obvious. the girl smiled lightly in return, nodding. “i suppose rest would do me well, considering i haven’t slept much at all since we’ve arrived…have you been able to?”

❛❛ i haven’t been able to rest easily, knowing THEY are so CLOSE. ❜❜ she confesses. maybe she should share her fears, she always thought it would make her look like incapable leader, but she trusts rey. ❛❛ we just have to hope that our allies will come looking for us soon. ❜❜

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GALEN

“Sounds like you have a very optimistic view of things,” the man said, tilting his head in the other’s direction. “What makes you think your way is right, and not the order provided by… well, them?” he asked, thumbing towards the other side of the castle.

❛❛ i LIVED with the shadow of the EMPIRE hanging over me for most of my life. ❜❜ a solemn expression — she doesn’t enjoy being questioned; or to even speak of the past. the shadow of palpatine and vader loomed and took her a while to put everything back together. ❛❛ are you really questioning that i don’t know the enemy — the oppression of freedom — ?? ❜❜

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BOHDI:

But the question was, did anyone escape? And what was this talk about a resistance, weren’t they a rebellion? What the kriff was the First Order? “So, we have f-f-failed th-then?” He voiced his strongest question. The other ones could be answered through a conversation, but he needed to know. “We h-haven’t, right?”

❛❛ we have NOT failed, dear friend. ❜❜ regal and poised as always, leia offers up a smile. ❛❛ the first order will FALL as the empire did. as long as there is HOPE — there will always be a win. ❜❜

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REY:

     WORDS SPOKEN BY THE WOMAN who inspired her the most never failed to revive rey’s spirits even in times of trouble. it was not easy to remain hopeful when she still was unsure of their exact whereabouts, but she was comforted by the fact that leia wasn’t worried. if she was, she did not show it clearly. “and for that i’m at your service, for whatever you or the resistance may need,” rey clarified eagerly. “is there anything to be done just yet?”

the instinctual happiness that came from simply surviving was starting to fade. reality was now present and her rousing words had came to just that — words. truthfully, leia was at a loss, but the force inside her carried her on. she smiles at the girl she has come to known, come to love, akin to a daughter. ❛❛ you’ve done enough, rey, ❜❜ she reassured. ❛❛ you deserve some rest. ❜❜

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QI’RA:

“ oh, goody. you’re one of the needlesly hopeful ones.” her insult isn’t said in a rude manner, no, qi’ra prefers to lay it on sweet. “princess leia, right? i’ve heard about you.”

❛❛ i prefer GENERAL.❜❜ she has to calm the swell in her ribs. serenity was not easily granted to her, she made for a brash politician, after all. ❛❛ you’ve got the stench of FIRST ORDER all over you. i try not to waste my time talking to low ranks or lost causes.❜❜

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KYLO REN:

   hope. that had always been his mother’s belief. no matter what had come her way, no matter the odds that stood before her, hope had always been what she had held on to. it was too bad that kylo had never been able to share that sentiment. his own hope had been shattered, and crushed. “a bedtime story and nothing more,” he remarked. “hope doesn’t win wars. power does.”

brown eyes reflect her own. she wishes she could change her expression to something more defiant and poised, but the look of SADNESS and utter DISAPPOINTMENT has taken permanent residence on her face where her son is involved. but unlike most, she won’t let it break her. ❛❛ oh, don’t worry about us. we have both. i’ve won one war, i can win another. ❜❜ said through gritted teeth.

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GRIEF had already left an abiding cicatrix on her soul, regardless the resilience she showed ALL these years. an experience, that, without a shred of doubt, she didn’t want her PRIDE to repeat. circumstances were different, she echoed to herself. throat clenched with the plain notion of saying her mother’s name, delaying the hurt that it might cause her. but candidness glimmered more and more as she continued to look at this woman, vying to know her. “you’re her —“ a poor choice of words, she thinks, and rushes to correct herself. “i mean, you’re padmé amidala.”

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❛❛ so long as ONE PERSON escapes , one DATA CHIP OF INTEL get’s away , ONE MIND is changed , ONE HEART is opened —— so long as A SPARK REMAINS then we have not failed , then THE RESISTANCE lives on . that’s our job.❜❜

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– and sometimes those two things are the same // insp.

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Anger was better than tears, better than grief, better than guilt.

Princess Arianne Martell (via sprightlysylph)