"Keep going. Toward the boardwalk. When you find an access, go up the stairs," he told her, and for a moment, he could not see her. Instead, he concentrated on breaking out into a run as soon as his feet hit the pavement, cutting through the park and following the access road towards the boardwalk.
It was late, the streets were largely empty, save for a few lone cars, and pedestrians stumbling home from a light night of revelry. He rushed past them and they seemed to take no notice.
"Rey," he said again, his voice reverberating through the link binding them, even as his boots skidded on a patch of ice, arms pinwheeling to right his balance.
"This is a city. You might encounter someone else before I get to you, but they won't hurt you."
Thinking of her lightsaber and the fierceness with which she always came at him, he added, "Try not to scare them," with something of a smile in his tone.
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It was late, the streets were largely empty, save for a few lone cars, and pedestrians stumbling home from a light night of revelry. He rushed past them and they seemed to take no notice.
"Rey," he said again, his voice reverberating through the link binding them, even as his boots skidded on a patch of ice, arms pinwheeling to right his balance.
"This is a city. You might encounter someone else before I get to you, but they won't hurt you."
Thinking of her lightsaber and the fierceness with which she always came at him, he added, "Try not to scare them," with something of a smile in his tone.