Will You Love Me? (A Medieval Reylo AU)

ƇӇƛƤƬЄƦ 62

"Ɩ'm going to give Snoke a piece of my mind for hurting my baby," Leia said as they reached the throne room doors.

"Mother..." Ben began, he knew that while his mother was fierce enough to make most men want to run and hide; Snoke wouldn't hesitate to kill her and Ben couldn't let that happen.

"You won't have a chance, sweetheart. I'm going to kill him the moment I lay eyes on him after what he did to our son," Han said.

"Father, please don't..." Ben began, knowing that Snoke would be ready for an attack the moment he saw them. But his parents weren't listening to him, the whole reason he had joined Snoke was to protect his parents from him. He couldn't just let them throw themselves into danger like this because of him.

As they stepped towards the door, Ben stepped in front of them. "I can't let you do that, it's too dangerous. I should be the one to do it."

"Ben, you're not in the condition to fight him," Leia told him gently.

"Let me speak to him; please," Rey said. "Maybe I can convince him to surrender."

Ben nodded, he was her grandfather and if Rey thought that she could convince him to stand down without a fight, then he was willing to give her a chance. She had helped him change, maybe she could do the same for Snoke. He placed his hand on her cheek. "Just be careful."

"I will," she promised.

Ben nodded, taking her hand in his to show her that he was there for her and that she didn't have to face this alone in a way that words could not.

Rey brushed her thumb over the top of his hand in reply. Then they all entered the throne room to find Snoke sitting on the throne.

Rey took a deep breath, squeezing Ben's hand briefly before she released it and stepped forward. She approached her grandfather, calmly all of the hate and fear she'd felt before were gone.

"Grandfather, I don't want you to get hurt, you're the last of my family. You hurt my husband, but I've forgiven you for that because I don't want to let my hate rob me of happiness again. I forgave Ben and I've forgiven you too, we could be a family. Just surrender, we don't have to fight."

"We already are a family, my child," he stood and walked towards her. "I see that you've broken the prisoners out of the dungeon. You come in here, hand in hand with the man who betrayed your grandfather, the man who murdered your father."

Tears filled Ben's eyes and he lowered his head in shame. He felt the weight of that day all over again. And now his parents knew the truth, they probably wouldn't understand why Rey had forgiven him or why she'd fallen in love with him. He didn't understand it either, he knew that he didn't deserve it but he just wanted to make her happy.

Han and Leia turned to look at him, as if they weren't sure rather or not they could believe Snoke. But the shame that was written across his face confirmed Snoke's words.

Rey sighed, she hadn't wanted his parents to find out about that; but now they knew. Her heart felt heavy, knowing what he must be feeling in that moment. And she knew that he still hadn't forgiven himself, she hoped that he would in time but she could still see it in his eyes. Now as she thought about it she wondered what he would've done if he learned the truth and she hadn't offered him her forgiveness.

"He didn't murder him, it was an accident he was attacked from behind and my father got mixed up in the fight. It wouldn't have happened if you didn't send him to destroy my village. Your orders were to kill everyone including the women and the children, he risked facing your wrath to spare me and the others," she answered. "My father's blood is on your hands, still I will forgive you because that's what is right."