"Luke Skywalker was his son, and he helped bring an end to the Empire," Rey tells her, swallowing hard before continuing. She could tell her of Ben's lineage, but she won't, even if it might help her to talk about it. That is Ben's information to do with as he wishes.

"He went on to become a Jedi Master, and thirty-five years after the Empire ended, he met me. The First Order had risen in the Empire's place, and the last thing I remembered before coming here was-- helping to bring them down. Remember, I told you I thought I had died."

Rey's eyes well up and she reaches up to knuckle a tear away. "Until last night, when I remembered more."