Because he saw the shape of the outcome of this conversation now looming in the distance. Approaching fast.
Everyone you met had the potential to hurt you, and they would, sooner or later the longer you stuck around them. The trick was surrounding yourself with people that were worth getting hurt for.
Anakin had thought Ben was worth it, and had assumed Ben felt that in return.
Anakin realized he’d been wrong.
When your needs hurt another person, the only thing you could do was accept it. You couldn’t ask another person to bleed for you, even if you needed it. It had to be willingly given.
But sometimes your needs were too big to put on a shelf out of the way to spare another person pain.
There was only one option, then.
Anakin was quiet for a while, staring down at his drink.
“Do you... in your memories, do you ever take back what you said on the landing pad? Do you ever say the words?” He had to know before he left.
Re: Traveling Bar
Because he saw the shape of the outcome of this conversation now looming in the distance. Approaching fast.
Everyone you met had the potential to hurt you, and they would, sooner or later the longer you stuck around them. The trick was surrounding yourself with people that were worth getting hurt for.
Anakin had thought Ben was worth it, and had assumed Ben felt that in return.
Anakin realized he’d been wrong.
When your needs hurt another person, the only thing you could do was accept it. You couldn’t ask another person to bleed for you, even if you needed it. It had to be willingly given.
But sometimes your needs were too big to put on a shelf out of the way to spare another person pain.
There was only one option, then.
Anakin was quiet for a while, staring down at his drink.
“Do you... in your memories, do you ever take back what you said on the landing pad? Do you ever say the words?” He had to know before he left.