[Leia is being sympathetic to him, of all people? Did he just walk into another alternate reality? For a moment, Anakin looks less surprised and more like someone hit him in the face with a blunt object. Her words aren't unwelcome, but they do take a few seconds to sink in properly.]
...I'm sorry you didn't get more time with her. She was happy to know you while she was here.
[That was weak, but he hopes it lets her know he's not completely blind to her feelings. It hasn't occurred to him how badly that could be taken, but hey. A man can dream, right?]
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Thank you.
[His mouth opens and closes twice as he tries to figure out where to go from there. He should say something, he knows that much, but he's not sure what. Padmé is Leia's mother, and in spite of Leia rejecting him, she still lost someone important for a second time.]
...I'm sorry you didn't get more time with her. She was happy to know you while she was here.
[That was weak, but he hopes it lets her know he's not completely blind to her feelings. It hasn't occurred to him how badly that could be taken, but hey. A man can dream, right?]