Options. [ Bastila knows her dislike and disappointment is obvious, but she can't help it, just as she can't quite manage to conceal her reaction. Even though they do not yet know what the decision will be, Bastila already knows what she wants: she wants to go to Arrakis with the family, not being left behind here to go who knows where. ] The only option that I would like is to travel with you, but of course, that decision is not up to me, is it?
[ She goes quiet then, pondering over the impending decision and what this means for them as a family. If they can continue to be a family, that is; of course she knows that she won't cease to be a ward of their house if she has to remain behind, but the separation will be hard to overlook. ]
I know that you said spice is valuable, and it is a good move for us, but- [ The way Jessica describes Arrakis makes it sound dangerous, perhaps even threatening. It is certainly not the comfortable environment of Caladan. ]
"Should I remain here"... I do not want to remain here. If there is danger involved, if there will be enemies, I should be there with you. Not because I think that I make any difference at all, but I do not wish to be separated.
[ She would not wish to be on another planet in relative safety while the rest of the family deals with threats and danger. If something happened to them- if the worst happened to them and she was not there, guilt is the very least of the things she would feel. ]
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[ She goes quiet then, pondering over the impending decision and what this means for them as a family. If they can continue to be a family, that is; of course she knows that she won't cease to be a ward of their house if she has to remain behind, but the separation will be hard to overlook. ]
I know that you said spice is valuable, and it is a good move for us, but- [ The way Jessica describes Arrakis makes it sound dangerous, perhaps even threatening. It is certainly not the comfortable environment of Caladan. ]
"Should I remain here"... I do not want to remain here. If there is danger involved, if there will be enemies, I should be there with you. Not because I think that I make any difference at all, but I do not wish to be separated.
[ She would not wish to be on another planet in relative safety while the rest of the family deals with threats and danger. If something happened to them- if the worst happened to them and she was not there, guilt is the very least of the things she would feel. ]