(Something, I won't tell you what, is waiting for you in this chapter so... please keep reading. I know you'll like it)
Four of the guards that were standing there moved out of the line, one pushed the man away and the other were now pointing their guns at the other guards, the ones that had held Ben and punched him.
Queen Zorya took the saber from the man's hands and walked towards Ben who was now barely standing thanks to two of her soldiers.
Rey ran up because she couldn't trust that she wasn't planning on hurting Ben too.
But then noticed that she was only cutting Ben's ties, and allowed Rey to get to him and help him, even handing her the saber.
"Listen everyone!, this isn't okay. You've came here motivated by rage, by fear, by a false sense of justice and I am here to tell you that you are all wrong." The crowd started arguing and booing the queen, all but the people from Naboo.
"Careful" a guard came to help Rey held Ben as he almost collapsed on the floor. He was trembling and cold sweat covered him, Rey was being extra careful not to touch him where he was injured.
"Do you want to sit down?" she asked but he made a small sign that he wanted to stay standing.
"The man you see, is not Kylo Ren. He's not!" The queen started explaining. "I have witnessed many times the diference between him and Ren, all of you, who's planets have used his help or Rey's have probably seen it too. This man, has only seek out to help you, restore the peace in the galaxy and traveled around to find and stop the ones trying to bring the First Order back. He has only been kind, since I know him as Ben solo, he is the son of Leia, the leader of the resistance and the nephew of Luke Skywalker!. He has never mentioned that he wants to rule the galaxy, or has intentions of it, he hasn't harmed anyone, and I'm telling you right now, that I am not okay with the way he's been judged." She walked closer to Ben and inhaled looking at his wounds.
"Do you think that Kylo Ren would ever allow for someone to do this to him? He wouldn't even have the decency to admit his mistakes, let alone allow anyone to touch him, punch him or treat him like this. He didn't hurt the guards taking him down, punching him or even this man" she called for her guards to bring him close.
"Cal Tenn, Senator of Neomy, you've harmed this man for your own pleasure and put people against him without even giving him a chance. You won't rule anymore and you'll be sent away. As for Ben, he has Naboos protection and I insist that all of you, kings, queens, senators and people give him a chance. I think his blood and wounds today are a bigger and clearer proof than anything I can say to you that he is NOT like Kylo Ren and judging him like that would be unfair"
Rey decided to talk and get this over with as she could sense Ben was about to pass out.
"You've given troopers a second chance, you claim to want me to rule, you want the galaxy to be better, just as much as we want it to be. We've went to help youwhen you call for us and not once have we done anything but good, Ben included. Every single time. I won't rule if you dare to hurt him again and he doesn't have to prove anymore that he is not Kylo Ren!"
Soon the queen ordered her guards to send everyone home, scolt the royals to their planets and send Cal back to Neomy where she had already made a deal with the people to change Cal for an old friend of hers as senator, and took Ben to a room with medics to tend for him.
Even when the queen had said the would protect Ben, Rey didn't trust her or anyone, and she never left Ben alone. The only time she got distracted was when Finn and Poe got in the room and hugged her.
"I mean, it probably wouldn't give any of you a very good image with the people but why didn't you fight back? Why did he let them get him like that? Is he even going to be okay?" They bombarded Rey with questions.
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Dyad: The force of a new beginning.
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