[ He smiles back, just shaking his head. ]

You never needed them.

[ Maybe he shouldn't say that, considering just how much Leia's lost over the years. Her parents, her marriage, her brother, her son. Her planet. But...she'd survived all of that, and none of it had come close to extinguishing her spark.

He reaches out, tucking his fingers under her chin to gently urge her to look up at him. ]

We'll be here waiting for you, Princess. All of us.

But I don't expect to see you here for a long time.