[She has a weapon -- he can't see what it is, but he knows that she has it, he can see the way her muscle tightens around it defensively and the way she resists pulling it free. It feels like a lightsaber -- familiar, for reasons he doesn't understand.
And because of that, its easy to ignore.]
It is not my presence that coaxes it, Rey. It's just you.
[The use of her name is deliberate. No matter how her presence rankles him, no matter how much he loathes to admit to himself, she is one of two familiar constants that he knows of in Perdition's Rest. Chasing her off is not his end game.
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And because of that, its easy to ignore.]
It is not my presence that coaxes it, Rey. It's just you.
[The use of her name is deliberate. No matter how her presence rankles him, no matter how much he loathes to admit to himself, she is one of two familiar constants that he knows of in Perdition's Rest. Chasing her off is not his end game.
Not that it ever was to start with.]
And denying your nature will only bring you ruin.