[ ben, you can't say 'we' like that after the guard just said 'you (plural)' like that and rey is left staring at the guard with a disgruntled expression, which is as close as she comes to properly flustered. the guard, though, seems to take it as some kind of grimace over ben being too uppity, too out of line. she looks sympathetic.

rey gets away from that sympathy as quickly as she can, excusing herself from the conversation to follow him.

she doesn't speak right away. she doesn't have words for what just happened yet, and she's still keyed up on the adrenaline high that comes with exercising that power.

but once she's shoulder-to-shoulder with him and turning the corner, it occurs to her that she ought to say something if only to fill the space, make sure they're on the same page, develop a plan. or just to kill the silence. ]

We should find out where they came from. They may not have acted on the authority of the Empress, but that doesn't mean there won't be more of them. [ yes, a plan. forward movement. it overlooks the issue she still hasn't solved of accommodations for the night, but if inuyasha could sleep in trees, she could do it too. worst case scenario. this is a better subject to broach. she looks up at him. ]

If they came from the Sea Clan, they'd have to pass through the Flowerlands. We should head down that way. I'll tell the others ... [ what? "i invaded a stranger's mind to get what i wanted and then forced her to confess her crimes"? ] I'll tell them something.