Oh no. She did hear him. He swallows again. Her words hang in the air for a long few seconds, but Rey grumbles and it urges him to speak. It's probably not even a completely unhappy sound, Cassian's just too used to leaping at the slightest whine tonight.
"Maybe not today," he tries, because silence isn't going to solve anything. He keeps his voice at a pitch that should soothe Rey while still trying to sound honest. "But it has been a very long few years."
From one prison to another. He knows Jyn would never regret Rey, but maybe she's ready to be out, to take their baby and leave this planet behind.
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"Maybe not today," he tries, because silence isn't going to solve anything. He keeps his voice at a pitch that should soothe Rey while still trying to sound honest. "But it has been a very long few years."
From one prison to another. He knows Jyn would never regret Rey, but maybe she's ready to be out, to take their baby and leave this planet behind.