[Well that gets his attention real quick. Jude was Romeo? Thanks to Leia's transparency with him at the onset of their relationship, Marui immediately understands the significance of that casting to Leia.]

That's cruel. [He says on her behalf. Marui can only attribute her seeming anxiousness to the dread of what she's got to act out with Jude, because she certainly has no need to be nervous that it will shake his faith in her. It's not like she chose this.

Even if she had, if there were a tactical reason it made more sense having it this way, that would be okay, too. He trusts her. And he trusts himself-- that if she weren't happy with him, he'd know it.

So it's without a moment's hesitation that he reaches for her hand and covers it with his own, sneaking a small squeeze in as he continues quietly.]

I know you're strong enough to get through this, but try and remember you're not alone here.

And you won't be when we wake up, either.