[Leia is silent for a moment, between the tense feeling from Ben's side and the explanation he's giving. It's not hard to understand how hard all of that would have been. She knows a thing about growing up in the public sphere, but just because she could handle it doesn't mean her son is automatically the same.]
It's hard, I know. And I wish things had been easier for you.
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It's hard, I know. And I wish things had been easier for you.