"When I want to be."

...Awkwardly: "I had an... Advantage, in noticing. Even the Emperor hasn't spotted it - and wouldn't, without directly looking into your mind."

"Let's try not to give her a reason to, then."

"Yeah, no shit."

"...Wait, how did you notice, then?"

Awkward shuffle.

"I - recognized your Force signature. The unique imprint of someone in the Force."

" - How would that help? And, uh, no offense, but I think my parents would've noticed if you'd ever met me..."

......Fidget.

...Dalia is not always quick to draw conclusions. But not always is still sometimes. And there are, if she thinks about it, several pieces here...

"Mama," she says slowly, "how many children did you have?"

".........Two."

Her voice is incredibly small. Almost inaudible.

WHAT.

"When, um, were you going to tell us?"

"It seemed - better to leave secret."

"It would make Leia far more of a target if the Emperor suspected."

She's about to object -

But then she remembers that Dalia is bad at lying, that any further person you tell a secret is a weak point no matter how reliable they are.

And she remembers the reports of what happened to the family Dalia had been with before the Emperor found her.

"No shit," she says.

"I guess..."

"I - likely would have told you eventually, now that the - security situation has changed this much."

Nodnod.

She hesitates a bit, then, to Vader: "Can you step out a bit? Just - into the next room." She glances at Dalia. "I think we need to talk."

She nods, stiffly, and detangles herself from Dalia, then stands. "I'll be - in the meditation room." And she retreats.

Leia sighs and leans into Dalia, snuggling.

Snuggle.

"So."

"So."

"I guess we're not just birthday twins."

"Yeah. Actual twins."

"Uh. How do you- feel, about that?"

Hum.

"I felt connected to you, from the first time I met you. From the first time I saw you in a holo. I've always known you're - important. Special. Even though you were on the other side of the war."

"I really like having another connection to you. You're mine, in a lot of ways."

"And... I've always known I was adopted. I love my parents, and I'm happy with them as my only parents, but... I've always felt there was something missing, someone who should be by my side. My parents told me I shouldn't look into it. That the knowledge would be dangerous, and I listened, but... I dreamed a lot, too."

Then, teasingly: "And, last but not least, you're the absolute hottest option for 'long lost twin' I can think of."

Giggle.

"You're my other half. I didn't even know I was missing you until I found you. I don't want to give you up, ever."

"Me either." Kiss?