They're both quiet for a moment as the rain falls and Obi-Wan keeps his arms around Rey, lending her his steadiness, his calm. She had heard his voice and he had heard hers, a connection he's rarely had with anyone at all.
There is a reason for it, he's certain. Rey is no Sith.
"You heard me," he says after a moment. "And I heard you. I can't do that with most. You're very powerful, Rey, of that there can be no doubt and Palpatine has always craved nothing more than power. He used Anakin for the same reason, for the power he has. The power you have. But your heart is good and you're much, much stronger than that man could have ever hoped to be."
no subject
There is a reason for it, he's certain. Rey is no Sith.
"You heard me," he says after a moment. "And I heard you. I can't do that with most. You're very powerful, Rey, of that there can be no doubt and Palpatine has always craved nothing more than power. He used Anakin for the same reason, for the power he has. The power you have. But your heart is good and you're much, much stronger than that man could have ever hoped to be."