Rey could feel her mind starting to stir. That must have been some of the best sleep she had had in a long time.

How long was she out?

Better question, where was she?

She was on the Falcon, but not on Ajan Kloss.

No, this was Ilum's moon.

That's right.

Everything was starting to come back to her. They found their kyber crystals and had done some extensive treasure hunting. Then they shared a meal that night with sentients who had been stuck in the labyrinth. Rey had mentioned her sleeping woes, and someone had offered her a powerful tea she'd never heard of to help her sleep. The last thing she remembered was politely accepting the tea, finding it to be an acquired, bitter taste, but desperate to try anything. After that, her mind was blank. Ben must have taken her back to the ship.

As her mind began piecing together her last conscious events, she became aware that she was leaning against something soft and warm that was moving rhythmically. It made her feel completely at ease. Relaxed. There was an arm wrapped around her, holding her gently. Protecting her.

Wait…

Alarmed, she jabbed her elbow to free herself from the arm and scrambled away as far as she could get. Ben shot up, clenching his chest at the sudden pain he was enduring.

"OW! What was that for?"

Rey stared at him horrified, feeling very little pity for her reaction.

"What happened last night?" she demanded.

Ben looked at her perplexed. "You fell asleep almost immediately after drinking that tea, so I carried you back to the ship."

"And?"

"I put you in one of the beds and I slept up here in case Grodo tried to pull anything. You must have come up in the middle of the night."

She honestly couldn't remember anything after the tea, and felt confident Ben was telling the truth. However, her mind wouldn't be at ease until she could get verification.

"So after we got back to the ship, all we did was sleep?"

"Yes!"

"And nothing else happened?"

"No! What else do you think would happen…. Oh." She could see on his face the realization of her concerns coming to light. It made her feel embarrassed; his mind never went there, but hers did. "Ooooooh. No, no, we just slept, that was it. I'd never do that…" Ben lunged for his shirt on the floor and hurriedly put it back on.

"Oh good, that's a relief," Rey could feel herself start to relax. "I mean, I didn't think you would do anything while I was asleep, but when I woke up next to you, I was… not that I don't want to. That is, I don't, not now, maybe someday, but…." It would probably be in her best interest if she stopped talking. Fortunately, there was a loud knock on the side of the ship that changed their focus. BB-8 gave a little jump; Rey didn't know droids could do that.

"Grodo is here, and the market is about to open!"

Rey quickly got to her feet and opened the door of the ship.

"Greetings, friends! Oh, what happened here?" Grodo was looking over her shoulder where Ben was on the floor with a couple of blankets next to him while BB-8 was bobbing around the scene.

"It's nothing." She pointed to the two piles of treasures they had assembled on the floor. "The bigger one is what we want to sell at the market."

"And the smaller one?"

"Personal use."

"Lightsabers?"

"Yes… but how did you know?"

"Rey, you can't fool old Grodo here. A jedi who was a scavenger on Jakku?" He chuckled. "The lightsaber on your belt was another giveaway. Discreetness is not one of your strong points, I'm afraid." Rey frowned. He had a good point.

"I'll stay here and watch the ship," said Ben. "I can start constructing our lightsabers and see what other supplies we may need."

"That is an excellent idea," said Grodo. "You should definitely be the one to stay behind."

"Wait... though I agree with Ben, why do you?"

Grodo smiled as he nodded towards Ben. "It took old Grodo awhile, but I eventually figured you out, too. Your parents and Rotta's father did not get along, no?"

"Not at all. I've met Rotta once; I don't think he would be pleased to see me again."

Rey could feel her confusion deepen. "Who was Rotta's father?" She loved Ben's parents as if they were very much her own; any enemies of theirs was an enemy of hers. Her leeriness of Grodo's market buddy was rising.

"Jabba the Hutt." Jabba the Hutt… she had heard of the name before. He was some sort of crime lord from Tatooine, but that was all she knew.

"So Rotta is a Hutt?"

"Of course Rotta is a Hutt! If you want to get the best prices on the market, negotiating with a Hutt is the only way to go. Now come, Rotta does not like to be kept waiting!"

Rey gathered their belongings and followed Grodo off the ship. Part of her wished Ben could have joined them; it would have been nice to have his company. At the same time, after their morning conversation, she was relieved to get away.