It was useless to argue, he could already tell, but that didn't stop him from shaking his head in muted exasperation. Stubborn-- but then, he couldn't claim to be any different.
Bracing his hands on the stone floor, Ben closed his eyes, taking several deep, centering breaths. It was far from the first time he'd used pain to focus himself, but this time there was no darkness to feed off it, no way to channel the pain into rage and power. Kriff, at the moment even the light felt faint, unsubstantial; the best he could hope for was to merely endure.
With one last exhale, he staggered to his feet, biting back a cry at the grind of bone against bone. It's nearly instinctive to grasp for the Force-- but no, he couldn't, wouldn't, not when the light still felt so tentative beneath his skin. Not in a place like this, steeped in blood and darkness. He breathed out again, shuddering, before finally managing to nod and take Rey's hand. One step at a time.
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Date: 2019-12-25 11:13 pm (UTC)Bracing his hands on the stone floor, Ben closed his eyes, taking several deep, centering breaths. It was far from the first time he'd used pain to focus himself, but this time there was no darkness to feed off it, no way to channel the pain into rage and power. Kriff, at the moment even the light felt faint, unsubstantial; the best he could hope for was to merely endure.
With one last exhale, he staggered to his feet, biting back a cry at the grind of bone against bone. It's nearly instinctive to grasp for the Force-- but no, he couldn't, wouldn't, not when the light still felt so tentative beneath his skin. Not in a place like this, steeped in blood and darkness. He breathed out again, shuddering, before finally managing to nod and take Rey's hand. One step at a time.
"Let's go."