[ Despite the turn of his head, she doesn't pursue mapping every available inch of skin once his question is out in the open. ]
In a day. [ On second thought: ] Maybe two.
[ If she really pushes her limits, but setting out sooner is the shrewder strategy. Their supplies are running thin, the Resistance doesn't have the resources or manpower to spare her, and the power vacuum created by both Hux's demise and Kylo Ren's disappearance has left the galaxy in an even worse state as all sides scramble for leverage. Selfishly, she has no desire to return to the war they've become entrenched in, but neither can she abandon what family she does have. The same faction that took her in, and now needs her possibly more than ever.
Sugarcoating it would only make it worse for Ben, and so she doesn't mince words by offering a vague answer like "soon" or "not yet". They knew she would inevitably have to reunite with the Resistance, after all; better they're both prepared for it, and planning for it, rather than pretending nothing is amiss. ]
I'll be back. [ She offers this with the hope it'll make up for her absence, somehow. Right now, that's the only promise she can keep. ] And I'll be able to contact you now.
[ Now that he has a datapad, that is, for those times their connection can't make contact. ]
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In a day. [ On second thought: ] Maybe two.
[ If she really pushes her limits, but setting out sooner is the shrewder strategy. Their supplies are running thin, the Resistance doesn't have the resources or manpower to spare her, and the power vacuum created by both Hux's demise and Kylo Ren's disappearance has left the galaxy in an even worse state as all sides scramble for leverage. Selfishly, she has no desire to return to the war they've become entrenched in, but neither can she abandon what family she does have. The same faction that took her in, and now needs her possibly more than ever.
Sugarcoating it would only make it worse for Ben, and so she doesn't mince words by offering a vague answer like "soon" or "not yet". They knew she would inevitably have to reunite with the Resistance, after all; better they're both prepared for it, and planning for it, rather than pretending nothing is amiss. ]
I'll be back. [ She offers this with the hope it'll make up for her absence, somehow. Right now, that's the only promise she can keep. ] And I'll be able to contact you now.
[ Now that he has a datapad, that is, for those times their connection can't make contact. ]