Steady On.

Chapter 65.

With a clenched jaw, Ben nodded, still silent even when he watched her go.

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The base was extremely quiet when everyone slept. It almost made Rey more comfortable as she made her way back to her bunk, aware that any sound would raise alarm be it from her or something else.

The day's events began to weigh on Rey's shoulders, her legs becoming sluggish as she walked, eyelids heavy with the ache for sleep.

Even through the tiredness though, she felt accomplished and satisfied.

Ben was home, and so was she.

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It was only a few hours later by the time the rest of the base woke up, scurrying off to make preparations for the closing of this war. Determination filled the air, so much so that Rey began to feel overwhelmed with their thoughts and high emotions.

Every person here was desperate for this end, just as much as he was.

Sleep did not come easy for her the rest of the night after leaving Ben's side, and a part of her regrets leaving in the first place.

But, for the comfort of the base, she decided to leave, only to toss and turn in her own bunk for hours before getting up to grab some caff and a biscuit.

She was just about to grab another to sneak to Ben, when Rey felt a quick wave of urgency through the force that enarly made her drop her cup. Turning quickly, Rey nearly bumped into Rose, who was standing right behind her with a worried look on her face, hand raised mid air to tap Rey's shoulder.

"Rey!" Rose gasped, startled. "Sorry, I didn't mean to sneak up on you! But-"

"What is it?" Rey demanded, her mind already working the room to pinpoint what was going on. Behind Rose, several Resistance members were already getting up from their tables and moving to the conference room in a hurry.

"It's Hux, he's issuing a live warning across the stars."

Not needing to hear another word, Rey quickly moved past Rose and ran to their main headquarters.

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He couldn't tell what he was more annoyed at.

A random fly continued buzzing around the room, occasionally stopping on the bars of the cell to add to Ben's annoyance before quickly flying away.

After Rey left, the previous guard returned to his stance near the entrance, his gaze still hazy from the mind trick Rey put him in the past night. Every now and then, Ben caught the man glancing around, his face full of confusion as the guard tried to make sense of the few events before he'd shake his thoughts away and get back to the task at hand; making sure Ben stayed put.

The constant babysitting was irritating to Ben, and even more so that Rey was nowhere to be seen. With a huff, Ben rolled his eyes as he stayed in place, laying on the cold ground still and his cuffed hands pillowing his head.

For a moment, his mind began to drift from the boredom and irritation onto the previous day's events.

He had expected to be immediately executed had he ever made the decision to join his mother's cause, not that he didn't deserve it... but he expected it for sure. The fact that he was still living and breathing surprised him only a little, knowing that Rey was the one that would protect him...

Which a fact, in itself, shocked him more.

He had never been one to depend on anybody, nor put his trust or life in anyone's hands... But she was his, and he was hers. No one knew him like she did, and no one knew her like he did.