( his eyebrows raise, just like that? but he doesn't offer anything else. only — )

Well, apology accepted. It's easy to think the worst of people. Hell, I'm from Corellia. If Ben's never told you what it was like... let's just say I have a lot of experience with the scum of the earth.

( he shakes his head. rueful. those days are long behind him, but... they still inform who he is in all the wrong ways and only a few of the right ones. the silence that settles this time is easier to bear.

at length, )

Your son. Did he have a name?

( it feels important to know. )