She stopped when he did, still concerned that he wouldn't want her too close. But as he spoke, Rey walked over to him, a few of her defenses dropping as she moved to step besides him. Until now, she'd always thought there was something inherently mythical about him, that purposely getting too close would somehow sully his mark as a Jedi master.
But now she knew that, no matter what else Luke was, he was a person first and foremost. He deserved to have someone at his side. And he also deserved to have someone to remind him when he'd said something contradictory. She didn't know if that was what friends did for one another, but it was what she would do for her friends. She'd want them to do the same for her, after all.
"First of all? It was a joke, but thank you for acknowledging that there was some truth to it."
Her voice was soft, gentle, and she had a small smile on her face. While his constant need to run away when things got hard was frustrating, Rey could understand it. After all, the first thing she'd done upon hearing that Luke's lightsaber had "chosen" her was to do the very thing she'd been angry at Finn for and run as far away from everything that she could. It just hadn't been far enough.
Maybe that was the point: we can always choose to run, but at some point, we'll have to acknowledge that we'll never run far enough.
"And secondly... thank you for the lesson. Especially given that I'm sure it's not one of the ones you'd meant to give me. Still, just because the lesson is over, it doesn't mean we have to go our separate ways, does it?"
Unless he was so out of practice with social interaction that he needed the chance to get away from her and recharge. She didn't much like that idea, but she supposed she could understand it.
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But now she knew that, no matter what else Luke was, he was a person first and foremost. He deserved to have someone at his side. And he also deserved to have someone to remind him when he'd said something contradictory. She didn't know if that was what friends did for one another, but it was what she would do for her friends. She'd want them to do the same for her, after all.
"First of all? It was a joke, but thank you for acknowledging that there was some truth to it."
Her voice was soft, gentle, and she had a small smile on her face. While his constant need to run away when things got hard was frustrating, Rey could understand it. After all, the first thing she'd done upon hearing that Luke's lightsaber had "chosen" her was to do the very thing she'd been angry at Finn for and run as far away from everything that she could. It just hadn't been far enough.
Maybe that was the point: we can always choose to run, but at some point, we'll have to acknowledge that we'll never run far enough.
"And secondly... thank you for the lesson. Especially given that I'm sure it's not one of the ones you'd meant to give me. Still, just because the lesson is over, it doesn't mean we have to go our separate ways, does it?"
Unless he was so out of practice with social interaction that he needed the chance to get away from her and recharge. She didn't much like that idea, but she supposed she could understand it.