Ben drops the sword at his feet, where a sudden eddy in the sand stirs up and covers it deeply, out of reach for her and anyone else for the current time. Apart from that he just continues forward towards her, past the Krayt, that is now lying calmly and watching them.

"Because you're not broken," he says as he approaches.

"Because I've let too many people die." Tens of thousands of his fellow Jedi. Millions of clones. Billions of innocents caught in the middle of a war that the entire Galaxy lost.

"Because," as he gets closer her reaches out a hand to her shoulder, pulls her to him, "you have the chance for new life now. You have the chance for hope, and I am not going to let you throw that away."