"Well, it's just going to have to find someone else to follow around from now on," Padmé says calmly. It's not the same situation, not nearly the same, but something about this moment reminds her of comforting Anakin back on Tatooine, after... well. If she needs to stay calm and reassure one of the kindest people she knows here that she's not a bad person for being followed by the dark, she can do that. It's easy, even, because it's true.

"I've met a few Sith back home, and you, Rey Skywalker, are no Sith." She has no idea how Rey feels about hugs in general, but she slides one arm around her shoulders in a careful half-embrace, leaving plenty of room for Rey to pull away if she wishes. "If you want to destroy it, we can do that."