Don't attempt to make demands of me, and I will not be forced to remind you of basic facts.
[He doesn't have a problem throwing that out into the open air. While Rey might have given her trust freely, Kylo Ren certainly did not. There is no attempt to refute the fact that he is defensive either. He's definitely being defensive.]
I am not a historian, Keith. I am a First Order enforcer, the force the Resistance happens to be fighting against.
[As far as he is concerned, he's given all the context necessary to make clear the political situation.]
The Empire was instituted after the Clone Wars to re-stabilize the galaxy, was then overthrown by rebellion and replaced by the Republic. The Republic failed for thirty years after in its task to do what the Empire could not and has since been removed and replaced by the First Order.
[He exhales after he says most of that in two or three breaths, calming himself down as much as he is able.]
The Dark you hear Rey speak of is the Dark Side of the Force. Passion. Hatred. Anger. Fear. [These are emotions he clearly understands. What he says next, he says with some disgust.] The Light is its opposite. Compassion. Peace. Harmony. Serenity.
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[He doesn't have a problem throwing that out into the open air. While Rey might have given her trust freely, Kylo Ren certainly did not. There is no attempt to refute the fact that he is defensive either. He's definitely being defensive.]
I am not a historian, Keith. I am a First Order enforcer, the force the Resistance happens to be fighting against.
[As far as he is concerned, he's given all the context necessary to make clear the political situation.]
The Empire was instituted after the Clone Wars to re-stabilize the galaxy, was then overthrown by rebellion and replaced by the Republic. The Republic failed for thirty years after in its task to do what the Empire could not and has since been removed and replaced by the First Order.
[He exhales after he says most of that in two or three breaths, calming himself down as much as he is able.]
The Dark you hear Rey speak of is the Dark Side of the Force. Passion. Hatred. Anger. Fear. [These are emotions he clearly understands. What he says next, he says with some disgust.] The Light is its opposite. Compassion. Peace. Harmony. Serenity.