[ Akobi was about to argue further, to shout back that Poe was not the judge of what makes a man good or evil, and that Akobi didn't have to prove himself to Poe or anyone else, but...
He can't, after that.
There's a long silence. The geese settle back down in the grass around the fountain. A child and her mother play nearby. ]
I refuse to come between you and 622. I know it's not as simple as me just saying it, but... He loves you too. He may not have said it, because I'm not sure he even knows how to recognize it, but I can see it, in the way he looks at you, the way he talks about you. I refuse to take that from him. He's my closest friend, and losing you would... devastate him in a way I don't know I could repair him from.
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He can't, after that.
There's a long silence. The geese settle back down in the grass around the fountain. A child and her mother play nearby. ]
I refuse to come between you and 622. I know it's not as simple as me just saying it, but... He loves you too. He may not have said it, because I'm not sure he even knows how to recognize it, but I can see it, in the way he looks at you, the way he talks about you. I refuse to take that from him. He's my closest friend, and losing you would... devastate him in a way I don't know I could repair him from.