Her words caused him to blink and he felt a bit of shame in that moment. Here he was feeling sorry for himself when she truly needed him most. Perhaps it wasn’t right to comfort her, but, who else would? Who else here could understand? Obi-Wan had felt so alone here in his feelings, and he couldn’t let her suffer that same way.

So he got up and carefully sat next to her. Putting his arm around his friend’s small shoulders.

“Of course,” he says softly, pulling her close in an embrace.