You can ask him anything about me that you want. Hell, I'll even give you what transcripts I have.

[ Poe stops as well, trying not to bristle as hard as his automatic reflex was to. He was never good with authority - even the authority of people he loved and respected - and his immediate instinct was to buck it and push it right to the limit.

It was really, really hard to resist doing that now.

But part of him respected what Akobi was doing. Which is why his voice remained level and even rather than immediately getting sarcastic. ]

I would rather shoot myself in the chest than hurt him again. [ Bluntly. ] I already gave him my word on this. I already promised him that he'd never hear another lie from me again, and force knows if anyone else tried it on him I'd punch them in the face. I don't need to give my word to you. I'm here because he cares about you and respects you, so by extension so do I.

But that doesn't mean you don't have anything to answer for.