[Luke had long ago been resigned to the fact that he'd never know his mother and it was better that way. To lose her after knowing her would have been painful and he would probably be a different person today.
He knew this town did horrible, sadistic things, but this has really taken the cake. Now she's here. She's real and comforting and being the mother he should have had. Only now, when this is all over, he'll have to say goodbye to her.
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He knew this town did horrible, sadistic things, but this has really taken the cake. Now she's here. She's real and comforting and being the mother he should have had. Only now, when this is all over, he'll have to say goodbye to her.
The sense of impending abandonment is so powerful, it's crippling. Luke is frozen to this spot, shaking and holding tight to Padmé, as if she's going to disappear at any moment.]