[All it took was the tension of his fingers for Rey to go from unnerved to alarmed and she took another step backwards. Whoever he was, wherever he came from she had been foolish to think he was nice. There was a sense of darkness about him that reminded her far too much of being stalked through a forest by the most dangerous person she could think of.
The comparison made her stomach drop and she fought to keep her cool and not shift her staff to be held in both hands at the ready. Rey knew the lightsaber would easily dispatch the weapon in an outright fight, but she was fast, and that survivalist's mind of her's already working to map out a way to trip him and run if it came to it.
When he tells her the year Rey almost drops the staff entirely, looking at him with unmistakable shock on her face. Her tone as she speaks is quiet, obviously shaken by his assessment of when he thinks this is.]
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Date: 2020-03-23 02:50 am (UTC)The comparison made her stomach drop and she fought to keep her cool and not shift her staff to be held in both hands at the ready. Rey knew the lightsaber would easily dispatch the weapon in an outright fight, but she was fast, and that survivalist's mind of her's already working to map out a way to trip him and run if it came to it.
When he tells her the year Rey almost drops the staff entirely, looking at him with unmistakable shock on her face. Her tone as she speaks is quiet, obviously shaken by his assessment of when he thinks this is.]
It's 34 ABY…