[The children shouldn't be punished for the sins of their parents. And at age eight, alone for the very first time, Jyn hadn't known the first thing when it came to Separatists or Partisans or anything of the sort. She had just been scared.
Cassian pulled her tighter against his side, and Jyn gasped but didn't fight, leaning against him more heavily, unable to do anything but allow him to lift her prone body into his arms in order to get into the shuttle as quickly as possible. There was no time to ask if she could make the trip by herself, and she could admit to herself, even in her haze, that it wasn't physically possible.
She barely registered being moved from one vehicle to the other, even as Cassian strode back to the bunk area and rested her down so that he could tend to her wound. She could vaguely feel as he cut her shirt and placed patch after patch against her side, pressing down in order to ensure a good seal. She might have grunted, but truth be told, she barely felt anything at all.
But there was no mistaking the needle as it pierced her skin and she groaned softly, forcing her eyes open as he asked after her, his voice just enough to coax her back from the darkness threatening to swallow her whole.] St - still ... still with you.
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Date: 2019-08-03 08:28 am (UTC)Cassian pulled her tighter against his side, and Jyn gasped but didn't fight, leaning against him more heavily, unable to do anything but allow him to lift her prone body into his arms in order to get into the shuttle as quickly as possible. There was no time to ask if she could make the trip by herself, and she could admit to herself, even in her haze, that it wasn't physically possible.
She barely registered being moved from one vehicle to the other, even as Cassian strode back to the bunk area and rested her down so that he could tend to her wound. She could vaguely feel as he cut her shirt and placed patch after patch against her side, pressing down in order to ensure a good seal. She might have grunted, but truth be told, she barely felt anything at all.
But there was no mistaking the needle as it pierced her skin and she groaned softly, forcing her eyes open as he asked after her, his voice just enough to coax her back from the darkness threatening to swallow her whole.] St - still ... still with you.