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fragmentsofthegalaxySiri was exhausted, absolutely aching, her hair drenched with sweat. She had been in labor for hours, and the pain of it was unlike anything she'd ever experienced. But it was worth it. So very, very worth it. She gazed down at the tiny being nestled in her arms with something like awe. HER child. Their child.. A gift from the Force.
And he would never know her. Even though it was necessary, even though it was the only option she had, the only way for her to keep him from losing everything... it still broke her heart. Tears trickling down her cheeks, she pressed a gentle kiss to her child's head. “I love you,” she breathed quietly.
“What are you going to name her?” Bail asked softly. She traced gentle fingertips down her child's cheek, before looking up at him with a sad smile. She'd had to learn Old Corellian for a mission, once, and she'd never really forgotten it. One word in particular came back to her now.
Larel. Love.
“Larel,” she told him. “Her name is Larel.”
And he would never know her. Even though it was necessary, even though it was the only option she had, the only way for her to keep him from losing everything... it still broke her heart. Tears trickling down her cheeks, she pressed a gentle kiss to her child's head. “I love you,” she breathed quietly.
“What are you going to name her?” Bail asked softly. She traced gentle fingertips down her child's cheek, before looking up at him with a sad smile. She'd had to learn Old Corellian for a mission, once, and she'd never really forgotten it. One word in particular came back to her now.
Larel. Love.
“Larel,” she told him. “Her name is Larel.”