"Dead or in-" He can focus on that, or he can focus on Rey's emotional distress. Compassion bids him set his own curiosity aside and focus on the concern roiling in him for this poor girl. "If they did not come back- it is likely that they were unable to. I've seen many things in the galaxy- and the sacrifices a parent makes for the safety and survival of their child, often to their own detriment, are not to be underestimated."
Perhaps they were killed shortly thereafter- but that thought isn't a comforting one for either of them.
What matters is is not what was, but what is. The future is nebulous, the past cannot be changed, even if in their galaxy this girl's past may be his future- that cannot matter in this moment.
Here, in the present? He offers a hand, resting it gently on Rey's shoulder, seaglass eyes serene and certain. "Clearly you've been able to take care of yourself quite well while waiting for them, and that is a difficult task on a planet like Jakku. The weather here is somewhat better, from my understanding."
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Perhaps they were killed shortly thereafter- but that thought isn't a comforting one for either of them.
What matters is is not what was, but what is. The future is nebulous, the past cannot be changed, even if in their galaxy this girl's past may be his future- that cannot matter in this moment.
Here, in the present? He offers a hand, resting it gently on Rey's shoulder, seaglass eyes serene and certain. "Clearly you've been able to take care of yourself quite well while waiting for them, and that is a difficult task on a planet like Jakku. The weather here is somewhat better, from my understanding."