He nodded softly at her sentiment; a small smile plastered on his lips as he gazed at the view in front of him. The moonlight was tinted a beautiful azure colour, reflecting on the roofs of the many connected houses and shacks that built the city. He missed how cosy this place was, despite all of the horrible memories of working for the first order. Poe was originally tasked with operating the mining technology, resource scouting the planet for minerals and precious materials. He would've assumed by now they would've stripped the planet bare... maybe they were just prolonging their time to terrorize and traumatise families, it wouldn't surprise him.
His thought process was broken once he caught a glimpse of a fleeting body covered in white from below the snowy rooftop him and Zorii were currently lying on. Squinting slightly, he let out a breath of relief as he made out the shape of a familiar long, brown staff.
"Rey!" Poe exclaimed, waving frantically at the scavenger below them as she came to a quick halt, her foot jutting in the snow. She gazed upward; the worried expression painted on her features melting into a reassured one.
Zorii reached over to Poe, bringing his hands down and scolding him for being so loud. The night raids had already begun, and it was dangerous to be out.
Instead of taking the long way, Rey opted for a far quicker approach. Backing up, she placed one of her feet behind her in a sprinting position. Exhaling sharply, she began to run forward, launching herself upward, body propelling into the chilling air in one graceful leap. Her feet landed flat and balanced on the rooftop behind Zorii and Poe.
They both turned their bodies around in sync, Zorii's lips slightly parted in amazement. It was obvious she hadn't encountered quite a powerful force user before. Poe's eyes widened at the sight of dried blood down Rey's chest and the same crimson substance still leaking from the wound across her throat.
"What happened?" He questioned; concern imminent on his face as he stepped closer toward Rey. Zorii also rose, grabbing her heavy gold-plated mask and holding it against her hip as she watched the interaction unravel before her.
"We have to get going, the knights are here," She informed them, and Poe could piece together what had happened. He'd only encountered Kylo before, but one Knight was enough for him to gather an understanding of what the others could do.
"And so is Ren's destroyer by the looks of it," Poe mumbled glancing upward as the sky rumbled with unnatural thunder. By the time they'd made it back Babu was still working tirelessly on Threepio, his eyes now dull and lifeless instead of the warm yellow they used to be. Rose had been pacing around whilst Finn sat down, watching her intently.
"We've gotta go now, did we get it Babu?" Poe burst out, stepping down the stairs hurriedly with Zorii and Rey quick on his tail. Rose and Finn directed their attention towards the three of them, unable to muster a response.
"The droid is ready," Babu replied in broken English, wires and tools in his tiny paws as he stood in a 'ta-da' motion. The group waited patiently for a reaction from the now incapacitated droid.
"Rey, your neck," Rose exclaimed, her mouth hung open in distress as she scampered over to Rey's side to give her a cautionary hug. Making sure in the process that she wouldn't injure her friend any more than she already was. Rey pulled away slowly while nodding in acknowledgement. Finn followed closely behind Rose, a small frown decorating his lips at the sight of her genuinely hurt.
"What happened?" Finn inquired, his eyes glimmering with care as Rey made her way back to the steps for somewhere to comfortably sit.
"I'll get to that," She promised, lowering herself down onto the steps with a heave. Her eyelids fluttered shut as she pressed the palm of her hand on her bloody throat, focusing on closing the wound. She felt the energy flow through her fingertips, mending the cut flesh together again. Unfortunately, the dried blood still decorated her collarbones when she was done.
