At first his steps dragged, heavy and impossible, but as he realized that losing the datapad meant he had gained a kind of freedom, they lightened. He might be wanted, hunted for the rest of his life, but he would be reborn, somewhere and someone new.

Poe hesitated before he asked, "So the two of you aren't..."Finn looked puzzled at first, but then his expression shifted to amusement. "No, nothing like that. Just friends.""And Rose?""Oh." Finn shook his head no. "We talked about it, and Crait was... a moment. But that's it. Friends there, too."Poe laughed. "I can't keep up with your 'just friends,' man.

Is there a law against a man liking salted squid?

Rey's face fell, and Leia could see the pain etched there.The girl cared about Ben, and he had disappointed her.

Leia studied her face. The girl was close, so close to something big. Bigger than Leia, maybe even Luke, if that was possible. But Leia knew that she wasn't the one to ultimately get here there, that would be someone else.

Leia would never hold someone's past against them. She had enough demons in her family tree to guarantee she was not one to judge.

Oh, me? I haven't slept much these past few days," Rey said quietly. "Too much on my mind.

Finn stepped forward immediately. "Used to be a stormtrooper, but now I'm rebel scum," he said, pressing a fist over his heart. "Until the end.""My point," Poe said, turning back to Agoyo, "is that many of us have dubious beginnings, but it is how we end that counts.""My father was Darth Vader," Leia said, pitching her voice so that it rang out clearly through the room, "Is there anyone who wants to question my loyalty to the Resistance?

This is... Rey!" the girl said suddenly. "And we're out of the..." She paused and then, "...Han system! We're carrying medical equipment supplies to the southern region." She grinned excitedly, clearly extemporizing. "We're expected!