It's sharp, firm, and she lifts her hand to his cheek again, forcing him to look at her. Her jaw is set angrily, but her eyes are soft.
"Saw left me on Tamsye Prime. It's a planet in the Outer Rim. The Empire shipped ore there to be processed in their manufacturing factories, they made parts for Star Destroyers -- what we thought were parts for Star Destroyers." Time and gained knowledge proved differently, of course, the looming reminder of the Death Star making Jyn's stomach turn over. "The planet, the entire planet, was stuck in a debt system with the Empire. The entire planet was akin to slaves. Entire families and they can't fight back because then the Empire will slaughter their children in front of them, to remind them of their power."
There are some stories Jyn just doesn't tell, the full heartbreak of being left behind by Saw is one of them and so she leaves it at that.
She swallows, lips pursed before she breathes out a slow steadying breath to get to the point of the story in the first place. "They may have lost family today and it will be a heartache, yes, but what the Empire could have done to them would have been infinitely worse." Her thumb smooths over his beard, voice cracking at the pain in his eyes. "I've been in an Imperial prison, Cassian, I know what they're capable of."
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It's sharp, firm, and she lifts her hand to his cheek again, forcing him to look at her. Her jaw is set angrily, but her eyes are soft.
"Saw left me on Tamsye Prime. It's a planet in the Outer Rim. The Empire shipped ore there to be processed in their manufacturing factories, they made parts for Star Destroyers -- what we thought were parts for Star Destroyers." Time and gained knowledge proved differently, of course, the looming reminder of the Death Star making Jyn's stomach turn over. "The planet, the entire planet, was stuck in a debt system with the Empire. The entire planet was akin to slaves. Entire families and they can't fight back because then the Empire will slaughter their children in front of them, to remind them of their power."
There are some stories Jyn just doesn't tell, the full heartbreak of being left behind by Saw is one of them and so she leaves it at that.
She swallows, lips pursed before she breathes out a slow steadying breath to get to the point of the story in the first place. "They may have lost family today and it will be a heartache, yes, but what the Empire could have done to them would have been infinitely worse." Her thumb smooths over his beard, voice cracking at the pain in his eyes. "I've been in an Imperial prison, Cassian, I know what they're capable of."