[ The fine hairs on the back of her neck stand to attention as Kylo Ren enters the vicinity. Distance does nothing to ease the nagging sensation of — something she can't quite pinpoint. It tugs incessantly, overriding logic, but Rey resists.
He's done something to her. Wormed into her mind and impressed himself upon it. That's the only justifiable explanation she has. Perhaps he means to use it to his advantage, urging her toward him in some vain hope that he can guide her into releasing him, but time will surely purge him out of her.
Quickly, she turns on her heel, keen to escape him. Finn hurries after her. In her haste, she nearly slams directly into Leia, and stumbles back with a sheepish grimace. 'You're here. Good,' Leia says, as though she had been waiting for Rey's sudden appearance around the corner. 'Tell me what happened. Both of you.'
She and Finn exchange an uneasy glance, and then shuffle into Leia's office. From there, Leia leads them through recounting what had transpired, nodding along to their separate accounts. When they're done, she's silent for a moment, pondering, and then: 'This stays between us.' Her authority on the matter will be questioned if Kylo Ren is revealed as her son, she clarifies. The time isn't right; first, the Resistance needs their proof that he can be swayed to their side. It's a cold deliberation, but the smart maneuver, the one that will keep his head attached to his shoulders.
'If you'll excuse me, I have to speak with my husband,' she says, and then stands. Rey can feel her eyes, curious, on the lightsabers fastened to her belt, before she ushers them out. 'Help out Poe, would you?' she asks of Rey just as she's moving away, giving her no time to answer.
'I'll come with you,' Finn says, and Rey smiles tightly. ] You should rest. [ Finn's lips part, ready to argue. ] We can handle it on our own.
[ She touches his arm fleetingly, and then moves down the hall. Poe's position, as it turns out, is two-fold: both to keep Kylo Ren inside, and keep the others away. They're still stationed right outside the door to the makeshift holding cells when Rey approaches, regardless, casting her a furtive glance before she disappears behind it. Poe is hunched in one corner, staring hotly through the plexiglass of Kylo's cell, as if he can scorch him with just a look. ]
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He's done something to her. Wormed into her mind and impressed himself upon it. That's the only justifiable explanation she has. Perhaps he means to use it to his advantage, urging her toward him in some vain hope that he can guide her into releasing him, but time will surely purge him out of her.
Quickly, she turns on her heel, keen to escape him. Finn hurries after her. In her haste, she nearly slams directly into Leia, and stumbles back with a sheepish grimace. 'You're here. Good,' Leia says, as though she had been waiting for Rey's sudden appearance around the corner. 'Tell me what happened. Both of you.'
She and Finn exchange an uneasy glance, and then shuffle into Leia's office. From there, Leia leads them through recounting what had transpired, nodding along to their separate accounts. When they're done, she's silent for a moment, pondering, and then: 'This stays between us.' Her authority on the matter will be questioned if Kylo Ren is revealed as her son, she clarifies. The time isn't right; first, the Resistance needs their proof that he can be swayed to their side. It's a cold deliberation, but the smart maneuver, the one that will keep his head attached to his shoulders.
'If you'll excuse me, I have to speak with my husband,' she says, and then stands. Rey can feel her eyes, curious, on the lightsabers fastened to her belt, before she ushers them out. 'Help out Poe, would you?' she asks of Rey just as she's moving away, giving her no time to answer.
'I'll come with you,' Finn says, and Rey smiles tightly. ] You should rest. [ Finn's lips part, ready to argue. ] We can handle it on our own.
[ She touches his arm fleetingly, and then moves down the hall. Poe's position, as it turns out, is two-fold: both to keep Kylo Ren inside, and keep the others away. They're still stationed right outside the door to the makeshift holding cells when Rey approaches, regardless, casting her a furtive glance before she disappears behind it. Poe is hunched in one corner, staring hotly through the plexiglass of Kylo's cell, as if he can scorch him with just a look. ]