[It's a blessing in disguise he doesn't know yet how much Rey has already stripped him of his façades and looked beneath, if he realized it he might just lash out at her and never stop running. For now he can hold on to his hope that she sees nothing but the monster in the mask. And isn't it quite ironic that he wishes to be seen only as such now, after he tried so hard to convince her there is more to him.]
Yes, of course, your companionship of traitors and rebel scum, not to forget the Jedi Master who ran away from his responsibilities. Quite the illustrious round of friends you've gathered there. [So what if there is some envy mingled in with his derision - he could have that, too, he tells himself, but he chooses not to. He knows better. His Master has been very clear on affection being nothing but weakness.] Trying to protect them will be your downfall. Powerful people like us can't afford to let ourselves be tethered by affection or compassion. The Jedi of old were right to forbid attachment, but it is not the path to the Dark Side, it is the path to weakness.
[Half a galaxy away from her, he frowns at the screen, vaguely embarrassed by his own rant, and the lengths he went to to preach a point which Rey had never truly contested.]
Of course there's going to be more. Can't you see? It's getting worse. This must be stopped soon.
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Yes, of course, your companionship of traitors and rebel scum, not to forget the Jedi Master who ran away from his responsibilities. Quite the illustrious round of friends you've gathered there. [So what if there is some envy mingled in with his derision - he could have that, too, he tells himself, but he chooses not to. He knows better. His Master has been very clear on affection being nothing but weakness.] Trying to protect them will be your downfall. Powerful people like us can't afford to let ourselves be tethered by affection or compassion. The Jedi of old were right to forbid attachment, but it is not the path to the Dark Side, it is the path to weakness.
[Half a galaxy away from her, he frowns at the screen, vaguely embarrassed by his own rant, and the lengths he went to to preach a point which Rey had never truly contested.]
Of course there's going to be more. Can't you see? It's getting worse. This must be stopped soon.