@carbonited asked: ❝ 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢’𝚛𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚙𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝. ❞
it occurs to her, albeit distantly, that she can’t remember the last time she felt so impossibly, roaringly alive. here, on some all but abandoned, seemingly wholly forgotten planet hidden within the outer rim and with blaster readied in her hand, she feels she is nearly soaring with adrenaline. still, the senate mission has proven an 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆 & 𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 failure, though the arrival of obi-wan and anakin, (who she notes could hardly focus on anything until padme’s safety had been ensured) alongside a battalion of clones had ensured her there would at least be something to salvage out of this.
“i’ve never had to be rescued before,” she confesses with a quick adjustment to her blaster pistol, “much less by a jedi, for that matter. here’s to hoping senator amidala and i don’t go making a habit out of it. hm?” dorme allows herself a brief flash of a grin as the distant clamor of droids grows louder and louder.
she thinks obi-wan looks strangely peaceful, a beacon of calm amidst chaos, as he turns to her. “they’re going to be sorry they picked this fight.” the quiet confidence that wraps around his words quells the sliver of anxiety that twists in her stomach. she is not one to trust, trusts nearly no one but 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔, but obi-wan kenobi. yes, he can be trusted entirely, without reserve.
“if you handle the one that come close, i can take the rest,” . a slow inhale channels her adrenaline, the chatter of droids rising with each passing moment . “and thank you, obi-wan, for coming,” one last quick nod towards him, voice softening in the admission, “we wouldn’t have made it out of this, not without you and anakin and the others. 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖, truly.” with that, pistol is lifted and she strides forward, years of training guiding every motion and movement.