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They each spoke their vows that promised his devotion to her and bound her to him. They would be in love regardless, but the ceremony and vows were proof of it; a certainty he could clutch close in this time of uncertainty, even when the war meant he could not hold her.
I will love you forever, he promised in the words and ritual the Naboo had traditionally set aside for this purpose. I will forsake all my other vows for you.
It rang hollow, as Anakin still clung to those vows, unwilling to step away from being a Jedi.