In spite of it he doesn't move his hand; she can't mean he ought to stop this, not when she leans into it, when the look on her face begs him not to go. Sure, he can't understand what it'd be like-- to lose and gain so much at once-- but that doesn't mean he can't offer sympathy.
(Of course, not all of it's easy; thinking of Vader puts him on edge, of course, how could it not. But, at least, that's something they all share; it's not a horror of her, not in the least. He's not the only one who's been tortured. Frankly, it's hard to be bothered by it when he's preoccupied by her, by the way she looks. She's lost so much, at her father's hand. That has nothing to do with him, except if she'll let herself lean on him.)
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In spite of it he doesn't move his hand; she can't mean he ought to stop this, not when she leans into it, when the look on her face begs him not to go. Sure, he can't understand what it'd be like-- to lose and gain so much at once-- but that doesn't mean he can't offer sympathy.
(Of course, not all of it's easy; thinking of Vader puts him on edge, of course, how could it not. But, at least, that's something they all share; it's not a horror of her, not in the least. He's not the only one who's been tortured. Frankly, it's hard to be bothered by it when he's preoccupied by her, by the way she looks. She's lost so much, at her father's hand. That has nothing to do with him, except if she'll let herself lean on him.)