[ Bless Akobi and his doubts, Poe had thought, two months ago, trying to read 622's thoughts as they dissolved. Something in him relaxed - a coil of tension in his spine easing. Still, his voice took a lower, almost gentle tone: ]
I'm not going to lie. The war got brutal. There are graveyards that take up entire planets, and planets that no longer exist. But it still - that was escalation. What the First Order did... Five planets was the opening salvo. They hadn't even declared war. So it was ... different.
[ He felt a weird pang as Akobi continued. ]
You both deserve a chance. But I - yeah. That's basically how I feel about it. If I get a chance to give him some sort of happiness? Yeah. Of course I'm going to take it.
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I'm not going to lie. The war got brutal. There are graveyards that take up entire planets, and planets that no longer exist. But it still - that was escalation. What the First Order did... Five planets was the opening salvo. They hadn't even declared war. So it was ... different.
[ He felt a weird pang as Akobi continued. ]
You both deserve a chance. But I - yeah. That's basically how I feel about it. If I get a chance to give him some sort of happiness? Yeah. Of course I'm going to take it.