[ The jump into hyperspace is relatively uneventful, and the silent lull that follows tells her that they haven't been tracked to the edges of the galaxy. She sags into her seat, releasing a breath she hadn't been aware she was even holding, and... waits. That's all that's left to do, really, and she doesn't feel comfortable slipping into sleep herself when Ben is tucked away on that too small couch, defenseless and coping with the aftereffects of whatever drug is still poisoning his system.
Perhaps it's for the best that he's blacked out and therefore oblivious to the buzz of her comlink. Sucking in a breath to prepare herself, she leans forward in her seat and adjusts their comm systems until the signal is no longer a vortex of static noise.
'Rey?' Leia Organa's voice crackles into the cockpit, sounding skeptical and concerned in equal measure. 'Poe told me you left on a mission I authorized'. It isn't chiding, but Rey still expects to hear notes of disapproval and disappointment. ]
I had no choice. It was an emergency. [ The pause between her sentences is a heavy one. There is no good way to break the news, or to ease the older woman into it. Then again, Leia Organa has always struck her as particularly no-nonsense and to the point; maybe she'll appreciate the direct approach. Whatever the case, it's the only approach Rey has. ] I have your son.
[ Leia's so disturbingly quiet that Rey fears the connection has been dropped, but the comlink crackles back to life with a simple question that has no simple answer. 'How?' Rey pauses, considering. The truth isn't hers to share, and so she settles for a vague, simplistic explanation. ]
He contacted me. I need to know he'll be safe if I return with him.
[ 'We'll have to negotiate the terms of his surrender,' General Organa agrees, and that will have to suffice for now. She comes away from the conversation feeling significantly lighter, off to find Ben once they've landed on Ahch-To's shore after a handful of hours. ]
Ben?
[ Shaking him awake seems most likely to earn her an inadvertent fist to the jaw. Instead, she reaches out to nudge him through the Force, hovering by the arm of the couch. ]
no subject
Perhaps it's for the best that he's blacked out and therefore oblivious to the buzz of her comlink. Sucking in a breath to prepare herself, she leans forward in her seat and adjusts their comm systems until the signal is no longer a vortex of static noise.
'Rey?' Leia Organa's voice crackles into the cockpit, sounding skeptical and concerned in equal measure. 'Poe told me you left on a mission I authorized'. It isn't chiding, but Rey still expects to hear notes of disapproval and disappointment. ]
I had no choice. It was an emergency. [ The pause between her sentences is a heavy one. There is no good way to break the news, or to ease the older woman into it. Then again, Leia Organa has always struck her as particularly no-nonsense and to the point; maybe she'll appreciate the direct approach. Whatever the case, it's the only approach Rey has. ] I have your son.
[ Leia's so disturbingly quiet that Rey fears the connection has been dropped, but the comlink crackles back to life with a simple question that has no simple answer. 'How?' Rey pauses, considering. The truth isn't hers to share, and so she settles for a vague, simplistic explanation. ]
He contacted me. I need to know he'll be safe if I return with him.
[ 'We'll have to negotiate the terms of his surrender,' General Organa agrees, and that will have to suffice for now. She comes away from the conversation feeling significantly lighter, off to find Ben once they've landed on Ahch-To's shore after a handful of hours. ]
Ben?
[ Shaking him awake seems most likely to earn her an inadvertent fist to the jaw. Instead, she reaches out to nudge him through the Force, hovering by the arm of the couch. ]