Rey couldn't help grinning at Luke's initial admonishment, though she did manage to grow serious when he stressed how important it was that his nephew not learn about... well, any of this. Looking up at him when he touched her face, Rey saw the sincerity in his eyes and mirrored them with her own, her gaze softening as she tilted her head towards his touch.

She was about to tell him that Kylo Ren wouldn't hurt him, wouldn't hurt either of them, that they'd make it through the threat of the First Order together, but before she could go on with her idealistic affirmations, he mentioned that he needed to show her how to close herself off from the Force. Even with his amendment, that still stung sharply, her body going tense with shock.

"Shut myself down-... from the Force? Entirely?" Even if it was only temporary, the thought of giving that much up when she'd only so recently realized what it was hurt more than she could say. "Couldn't I just... break whatever connection I have with him? Like flicking a switch on a console instead of powering down the entire ship?"