[Kate lets her head fall into the curve of his shoulder, looping her arms around him and letting out a breath. She feels the tension draining out of her, her own shoulders easing up, and for a moment, she lets herself forget the horror of what's happening outside and just focuses on him and the quiet, empty bar.
They'll be okay. He's with her, and they'll figure this out together. Everything she's done, whether for the Resistance or just solving petty crimes around Old Town, she's done out of hope for something better, for something more fair, and she can't let that disappear now just because things are getting tough. She's always known what the Company was, and their tactics today shouldn't surprise her. The trick is in being more stubborn than they are, in being better. Sitting here and breaking down does nothing, and if nothing else, she needs to convince Lavi that this awfulness isn't inevitable.]
I'm going to hold you to that. People are better than all this, you know. I've seen it. We just have to be there to remind them.
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They'll be okay. He's with her, and they'll figure this out together. Everything she's done, whether for the Resistance or just solving petty crimes around Old Town, she's done out of hope for something better, for something more fair, and she can't let that disappear now just because things are getting tough. She's always known what the Company was, and their tactics today shouldn't surprise her. The trick is in being more stubborn than they are, in being better. Sitting here and breaking down does nothing, and if nothing else, she needs to convince Lavi that this awfulness isn't inevitable.]
I'm going to hold you to that. People are better than all this, you know. I've seen it. We just have to be there to remind them.