[ He hugs her in response, embracing her in the tight, warm way he did Finn when they saw each other alive again.
It's Rey. It's the Rey Finn told him about. She's the Jedi, their rescuer, the woman whose way home Finn entrusted to Poe before he left for Canto Bight. He'd known what a responsibility that was, in the moment. He'd known without a doubt how much trust it took for Finn to hand off the possibility of safety to someone else.
He'd been honored then, in a way he couldn't figure out how to express.
It's hard now to come close to explaining the relief of meeting the Rey that Finn risked a trip to Starkiller Base to save. ]
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It's Rey. It's the Rey Finn told him about. She's the Jedi, their rescuer, the woman whose way home Finn entrusted to Poe before he left for Canto Bight. He'd known what a responsibility that was, in the moment. He'd known without a doubt how much trust it took for Finn to hand off the possibility of safety to someone else.
He'd been honored then, in a way he couldn't figure out how to express.
It's hard now to come close to explaining the relief of meeting the Rey that Finn risked a trip to Starkiller Base to save. ]
It's nice to meet you, Rey.