As Finn exited Jannah's tent he was greeted by the sunshine of a cloudless day. The morning busyness had calmed down as everyone had broken up into their daily groups. Jannah's crew, who were known as Company 77, divided themselves between the different groups. The night before, she gave Finn the basic outline of their day-to-day activities, which Finn thought was an excellent way to get people rehabilitated and comfortable with their newly founded independence while sharping their skills and learning new ones. Usually the physical and survival skills were easy, as those were drilled into their brains for most of their lives. It was their social skills and discovery of their individualism that would be more challenging. As he walked past one of the groups, he overheard one guy exclaim, "wait, we don't shoot first and ask questions later? That's crazy!" He was definitely going to have a hard time adjusting!

Up ahead, Lando and C-3PO were making their way back towards the campsite. Jannah had explained that Lando was in charge of some of the more advanced recruits. Their job was to come up with a plan on rescuing more ex-troopers while trying to remain as inconspicuous as possible. From what Finn understood, it had been fairly successful…so far. It was only natural that suspicions were starting to arise. They hadn't even tackled some of the more difficult missions yet. From his experience being on the Finalizer, Finn was certain that there were plenty of troopers there who would want to join their cause. However, there would be numerous obstacles to encounter, many of which had advanced significantly since Finn's departure.

Finn and Lando waved to each other while C-3PO slowly made his way to the few stormtroopers that had isolated themselves from the other groups. That would be one of his next missions, once he figured out what was going on with Rose.

Finn glanced up and could see Zin talking to Rose in the distance. Good. Maybe she could knock some sense into her. Or drive her nuts. Either or, what Rose did was inexcusable. Just thinking about it made him angry. But Jannah was right, this wasn't the Rose he knew. There was something going on with her.

Just then, he saw something move just behind them in the woods. At first, he thought it had been the wind, or his eyes playing tricks on him. When he saw the girls jump back, he knew it hadn't been his imagination.

"Oh dear," said Jannah, making Finn jump. With her bow clenched tightly in her hands, she began running. Finn joined her.

"What are they?"

"Kefolves. They are native to the planet here. We made peace with them when we first arrived, promising we wouldn't go near their territory."

"And let me guess, Rose and Zin are in their territory."

"You got it."

"So what are they going to do…" Finn trailed off. He really didn't want to know the answer.

"Zin! Rose!" Jannah called. The two girl turned, their faces filled with a mixture of relief and fear. About five of the Kefolves had emerged from the woods, steadily moving closer to them. One of the Kefolves, who was much larger than the others, and presumably their pack leader, turned his attention towards Jannah.

"You broke your promise," he growled.

"You know we have new recruits all the time. They didn't know this was your territory."

"Then that should be the first thing you tell them. Or not. Food has been becoming harder to come by with you lot consuming more of our resources. We could take this as a compromise." He turned towards the girls and his pack, a sticky pink substance dripping from his mouth.

"We told you that if you needed anything we were here to help. Our numbers have grown, but not enough to significantly diminish your food supply."

"We don't need any more help from you humans. All we asked was for this bit of forested land and to be left alone. This planet used to be all ours before that monstrosity arrived." He nodded towards the remains of the Death Star. "We have been more than compromising."

"I understand and agree. What I don't get is why your food sources have been diminishing. We haven't been hunting in your area."

The lead Kefolve shrugged. "I don't know either."

"Then let them go. They meant no harm, and we will leave you alone again."

"I don't think so." The Kefolve turned back towards the girls, while the pack resumed their meal tactics, this time moving around Rose and Zin to prevent them from running away.

Jannah raised her bow, pointing it towards the leader. Finn gently put his hand on it and gave it a little push down.

"Hold on, let me try something." Finn closed his eyes. He hoped his practice on Ajan Kloss would work. It had to.

"We kind of need help, now!" Rose shouted, her voice shaking.

Though he couldn't use the Force like Rey, he was still sensitive to its divine power. He had discovered that he could use it to feel the emotions and desires of the living things around him, like a plant's joyous satisfaction after a good rain or the pleasure a zymod felt after eating a juicy insect. If he could tap into the Kefolve and feel what he was feeling, perhaps he could find a way to convince him to let Rose and Zin go without any further conflict. What was the hope, anyways.

Finn knelt down on the ground, closed his eyes, and began to search. He could feel Jannah's uneasiness, but her trust in him was strong. Let's not let her down. He shifted away from what was clearly the fear of Rose and Zin, and instead directed his energy towards a wide range of emotions coming from one particular Kefolve. The one he was looking for.

He was surprised to find the Kefolve was indeed famished. The Kefolve had been eating very little in order to make sure the rest of the pack was well nourished and able to keep up their strength. Finn could feel his frustration, his anger dangerously high. At the same time, he was sad. Sad that their moon wasn't completely their own anymore after years of being the dominant species. Sad that they had been betrayed. Just having Rose and Zin nearby was enough to set him off. Finn opened his eyes and stood up.

"You're name is Jaha, correct?"

The Kefolve turned around. "How did you know that?"

"Magic. Look, Jaha, we want to make a deal with you."

"I'm done making deals!"

"I know. I know you're angry, and I know you feel like we betrayed you. But I think this deal you will like." He glanced over at Jannah, silently mouthing if he should go on. She nodded.

"If you let my friends go, we will share our food with you. AT the time same, we'll try to find out why food has become scarce. You have been kind enough to let us stay here, so it's only fair that we help you."

Jaha turned to his pack and grunted. They all growling; it was hard to tell if it was approval or not.

"It is only a deal if you help us now. We don't want any tricks."

"That is fair," said Jannah. "I'll talk to my people and we will start work immediately. All I ask is that you please let the rest of the Kefolves know not to attack us, or we will be unable to help you."

"It's a deal." Jaha marched back into the woods, with his pack trailing behind.

Zin fell to her knees. "I was totally unprepared. I have never not had my blaster on me before." Jannah walked over to Zin and put a hand on her shoulder.

"It's an adjustment. You're fine. Now let's go back to the campsite. You could use some rest." Zin shakily got onto her feet and as the two walked past Finn, Jannah smiled "You were amazing." Finn waited until they were out of earshot before approaching Rose.

"Rose, what's been going on?"

Rose held her head down, avoiding eye contact. "I knew you were going to ask me that. I just don't know how to answer."

"What does that mean? You've been acting strange ever since we defeated the First Order."

"I know."

"Ok… care to explain why? I know nothing. I need a little somewhere here."

"I guess I'm just… confused. I don't know where I fit in, or where I should go. When the war was going on, I knew where my place was, and I knew what to do. If I didn't, Paige was always by my side to guide me. Now without her, and without the war, I just feel… lost." She looked up and began waving her arms frantically. "Not that I'm not glad the war is over! I am, really! I just… I don't know… Everyone has a purpose, a mission, and I don't know where I fit in."

"That's still no excuse for what you did to Jannah."

"I know." Finn sighed. As disappointed as he was with her, he couldn't stop a grin from emerging on his face. This was the Rose he had come to know and admire. Things were finally starting to make more sense.

"You got us, Rose. I wish I knew this was how you've been feeling. I guess I've been too absorbed in my own trainings, and then getting ready to come here, I didn't realize how much you've been struggling."

"I didn't want to trouble you. Really," she quickly added.

"I know. Just promise me a couple of things."

"Anything!" she said, her voice filled with relief.

"Don't hide how you're feeling from me anymore. Ok? If you need to talk, no matter how busy I am, I'll listen."

"I'll do that."

"Good. The final thing,…no more threating notes, even empty ones. EVER."

Rose blushed, clearly embarrassed, "Trust me, I will never do that again!"