Speaking HONESTLY is difficult for her– after living so many years lying just to meet her ends, honesty has become a foreign concept. Asajj’s RELUCTANCE to be truthful shows itself in the lines of her face. “There’s nothing more that you can do for me.”
the struggle etched into her features is what gives her the COURAGEto lay a cool hand upon her arm. she has never been one to place judgement upon others for differences or mistakes. “ don’t— don’t give up hope. we always have a choice. tell me what is troubling you. ”
Asajj frowned, her eyes flitting away from Padme’s in a rare moment of…. remorse? SHAME? She couldn’t quite place the emotion, but she knew she’d rather not feel it. “It’s out of my hands. I’m LEAVING, Padme. I have to.”
COMPASSION outlines wide eyes. she longs to reach out to the other, to offer an anchor in a raging sea, but worries it would only serve to push her further away. “ nothing is decided. talk to me— let me help you. ”
