Ren eyes her a moment when they reach the top of the stairs. The building is archaic, structures reminiscent of one of the outer rim territories or one of the poor colonies. The fact means its inhabitants could as easily be republic supporters as they could be loyal to the Empire, but neither would make them trustworthy.
Places like this bred desperation and traitors.
He pulls the coat off his shoulders and offers it back to her, not dismissively as might be expected but with some modicum of decency and circumstance. He could not get rid of who he was, even after reinventing himself.
"Thank you." There's a touch of exasperation to his words and it's clear they aren't ones he uses often but at least there's no sarcasm laced into them. After that he enters the room she lead him to, shutting it behind himself.
It takes him nearly 10 minutes of rubbing the life back into his limbs and taking stock of the possessions that were clearly not his before he makes his way back down to where he had seen the fire flickering away when they entered. He sits beside it, his shoulder beside the hearth, and sets the pack on the ground, soaking up the warmth in silence before acknowledging Veronica again with a steady stare when he catches sight of her. He chooses his words carefully, his tone neutral and his voice low.
"What did you mean when you said no one knows where this village is? Surely you know the name of your own planet?"
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Places like this bred desperation and traitors.
He pulls the coat off his shoulders and offers it back to her, not dismissively as might be expected but with some modicum of decency and circumstance. He could not get rid of who he was, even after reinventing himself.
"Thank you." There's a touch of exasperation to his words and it's clear they aren't ones he uses often but at least there's no sarcasm laced into them. After that he enters the room she lead him to, shutting it behind himself.
It takes him nearly 10 minutes of rubbing the life back into his limbs and taking stock of the possessions that were clearly not his before he makes his way back down to where he had seen the fire flickering away when they entered. He sits beside it, his shoulder beside the hearth, and sets the pack on the ground, soaking up the warmth in silence before acknowledging Veronica again with a steady stare when he catches sight of her. He chooses his words carefully, his tone neutral and his voice low.
"What did you mean when you said no one knows where this village is? Surely you know the name of your own planet?"