The island of Ach-To was eerily quiet. Nothing stirred except the crashing waves in the distance and the blades of grass being pushed around by the gentle breeze. The sun shone brightly on the clear day and cast two prominent shadows on top of the small, rocky outcropping.

The breeze pushed some of her brown hair onto Rey's face. She thought of removing it, but didn't dare move. Her right arm remained outstretched, holding in her hand a lightsaber, an offering to the bearded figure who stood across from her. She was attempting to return the legendary weapon to the man known as Luke Skywalker.

Luke stared at her, his unblinking eyes fixated on the lightsaber. His mouth was slightly agape, in disbelief to what he was seeing. However, it was unclear as to what he was thinking. His blue eyes would not concede any meaning to Rey.

Moments had passed and neither Rey nor Luke had moved. Beginning to feel self-conscious, Rey went to move towards the Jedi Master – but he spoke first.

"You," he uttered in a surprisingly soft voice.

Rey didn't know how to respond.

"You found me … how?" Luke said, his eyes still unblinkingly fixed on Rey.

Rey went to speak, but lost her voice for a moment.

"A droid, one the Resistance had, an R2 unit, it had a map stored in it's memory banks – one that showed most of the galaxy and how to get to you," Rey said.

For a fleeting second, Rey noticed a change in Luke's eyes.

Rey continued. "And another droid had the missing piece. The piece that showed us you were on Ach-To."

Luke still did not move. His mouth closed and his face grew stern. Rey couldn't take it any longer. There was so much talk of Luke Skywalker, the one General Organa and seemingly the whole galaxy wanted to find, and here he was. And he was barely saying anything. Rey became impatient.

"Here, take it," she said, shaking the lightsaber in her hand. "This is yours. I've come to return it to you."

Luke's eyes moved from the saber, to Rey, and back to the saber again. Then, Rey felt a weird sensation. The saber began to wiggle as if it was trying to free itself from Rey's grip. The saber shook loose as Rey opened her hand to let it go. It began to float away from her and eventually it landed in Luke's open hand.

The aging Jedi master grasped the lightsaber with both hands. He examined the weapon thoughtfully. Luke looked at the saber as if looking upon an old friend. Rey looked at his face and half expected a smile to be spreading over it, yet his lips remained tightly shut. Luke looked sharply up from the lightsaber to Rey.

"And how did you find my lightsaber?" he asked.

"I found it on Takodana, in Maz Kanata's tavern," Rey replied. "It was in a chest in a locked chamber. I – I don't really know how I came across it. It seemed to call to me, as Maz put it."

Rey searched Luke's face, but there was still no reaction. She waited a moment for him to speak, but when he didn't, she continued.

"Maz tried to give it to me, but I didn't want it. Especially not after what I saw when I touched it. She must have given it to my friend, Finn, because he had it when we fought," Rey stammered for a moment, "When we fought Kylo Ren."

This time she noticed something in his face. Something flickered in his eyes. It seemed like remembrance, but not fond remembrance. At the same time the corner of his mouth twitched, and Rey recognized that subtle reaction as one of pain, maybe even anguish.

"This saber … called to you?" Luke asked.

"Yes," Rey replied, unaware of what information Luke was looking for.

Luke spoke, unmoving, "Come here."

Rey uneasily started moving forward. She carefully stepped over the small ridges in the ground, evading the loose rocks and exposed roots. She quickly closed the space between her and Luke, and stopped a few feet away from him. When she got close, she noticed the long grey hair and the white streaks in his brown and grey beard. Hard lines had formed on his face, and several creases were prominent on his forehead. His eyes shone a brilliant blue as he looked over Rey.

After a long pause, Luke asked, "What is your name?"

Looking slightly up at Luke as he stood only a few inches taller than her, she responded.

"Rey."