[ As the group gathers in on them, relentlessly trying to wrangle information from hem, Rey winces. Crowds aren't unknown to her; scavengers and smugglers alike had flocked to Niima Outpost, shoving a path through moving bodies. Now that her latent potential has awoken, however, those thoughts and emotions compacted in one small space are muddling, dizzying.
Her head throbs with it as their anxieties wash over her. No, not just anxieties. Beneath it, she can taste bitter anger, resentment, a lust for blood. There are many present who will call for Kylo Ren's head, grieving the losses they've suffered at the hands of the First Order.
Poe is among them. Good riddance. The galaxy is better off without monsters like Kylo Ren, she hears him say. As if she's heard his voice ring out, Leia's stare hardens. She continues without another word, emanating focus and resolve. Poe hurries after her. 'I'm calling for an emergency meeting,' she informs him without missing a beat. 'Gather the others. That's an order.'
If she intends to keep Ben's head on his shoulders, she'll need to take the initiative, head off any cries for his execution. In the meantime, Finn has pushed a path through the crowd, holding fast to Rey's wrist.
The meeting proceeds without them, as to be expected. Rey and Finn are still newcomers, and those that have gathered in the briefing room hold more prestigious titles,higher ranks. They look to her, but the tension in the room is a heavy blanket when she rises to speak. Kylo Ren is a valuable prisoner, she informs him. Should he cooperate, the intel he could provide would bring an advantage to their side.
Even as she frames it in a logical, level-headed light, the divide is clear. Some see her solution as shrewd; they should gauge how cooperative he may be, once he's had time to change his mind and decide if protecting the First Order is more valuable to him than his own life. But there's a large majority that insists he's a threat that should be eliminated as swiftly as possible. He's dangerous, they say. More so if the rumors prove true, if his abilities are more than whispers made to frighten them.
'This isn't a negotiation,' Leia tells them. If they have an issue with it, they can discuss it with her in her office. She adds that as she dismisses them, and orders Kylo Ren to be taken to a holding cell. It won't contain him, and it will take a strong mind to resist any of his attempts to influence them, but it's a start. ]
ep 9: boba fett and darth maul are actually rey's parents
Her head throbs with it as their anxieties wash over her. No, not just anxieties. Beneath it, she can taste bitter anger, resentment, a lust for blood. There are many present who will call for Kylo Ren's head, grieving the losses they've suffered at the hands of the First Order.
Poe is among them. Good riddance. The galaxy is better off without monsters like Kylo Ren, she hears him say. As if she's heard his voice ring out, Leia's stare hardens. She continues without another word, emanating focus and resolve. Poe hurries after her. 'I'm calling for an emergency meeting,' she informs him without missing a beat. 'Gather the others. That's an order.'
If she intends to keep Ben's head on his shoulders, she'll need to take the initiative, head off any cries for his execution. In the meantime, Finn has pushed a path through the crowd, holding fast to Rey's wrist.
The meeting proceeds without them, as to be expected. Rey and Finn are still newcomers, and those that have gathered in the briefing room hold more prestigious titles,higher ranks. They look to her, but the tension in the room is a heavy blanket when she rises to speak. Kylo Ren is a valuable prisoner, she informs him. Should he cooperate, the intel he could provide would bring an advantage to their side.
Even as she frames it in a logical, level-headed light, the divide is clear. Some see her solution as shrewd; they should gauge how cooperative he may be, once he's had time to change his mind and decide if protecting the First Order is more valuable to him than his own life. But there's a large majority that insists he's a threat that should be eliminated as swiftly as possible. He's dangerous, they say. More so if the rumors prove true, if his abilities are more than whispers made to frighten them.
'This isn't a negotiation,' Leia tells them. If they have an issue with it, they can discuss it with her in her office. She adds that as she dismisses them, and orders Kylo Ren to be taken to a holding cell. It won't contain him, and it will take a strong mind to resist any of his attempts to influence them, but it's a start. ]