Afraid, Connix decided to watch the pair to investigate if Rey was in danger. Rey seemed very calm around him, which was suspect to Connix. Something must have happened between them, Connix inferred. Why would she be so calm around a man that has killed thousands of people. Connix could make out the two figures of Rey and Kylo Ren hugging. They sat down to meditate, and Rey seemed to be guiding Kylo through the meditation. Suddenly, Kylo turned around as if he could sense someone was behind him watching. Connix hid behind the bushes in fear that he would kill her
"I sense there is someone from the Resistance spying on us," Ben said, afraid. Rey replied, "We'll have to find them, then. We need to explain to them everything that happened to us, whether they understand or not." "I can't do that, Rey," Ben said, saddened, "How could they ever understand why I became Kylo Ren in the first place. All they would ever see me as is a heartless monster that killed thousands of innocents out of the pure darkness of my heart. You know that isn't true, but they don't." "That's why I'll help you," Rey offered. Rey then shouted to Connix, "I know its you, Connix. You can come out, Ben won't hurt you." Connix slowly came out of the bushes, amazed that Kylo, or as Rey called him, Ben, was so calm, even happy. Connix asked, "Rey, why are you trusting this man. He killed thousands of innocent people." Rey replied, "He also saved thousands of planets from destruction during the battle of Exogul. Let's go inside, and we can explain everything."
Rey explained, "Kylo Ren and Ben Solo are the same person. Ben Solo is the son of Han Solo and the late General Organa. He was a padawan of Luke Skywalker, until he was manipulated by Snoke." Ben continued, "Luke saw the darkness that Snoke had corrupted me with, and he was seconds from killing me, but I used the dark side powers that Snoke had taught me to escape. In my fear, I didn't realize Snoke had destroyed Luke's jedi temple, and I believed I destroyed everything. That is when I truly became Kylo Ren. I knew I could never come back, since I believed I destroyed Luke's temple. Many innocent jedi padawans died in that fire, but luckily there were survivors. They tried to kill me, which was expected, but I merely weakened them so they would not kill me. Although Snoke wanted me to kill as many as I could, I didn't start on that path until much later. I resisted as much as I physically could, but that came at a cost." Ben lifted up his shirt to reveal the various scars he incurred from his training. "Every time I failed a mission, I would be punished by the Supreme Leader. For every life I left untouched, a scar would be added. Finally, I broke inside, and I gave in. I knew I could never go back home, so I stopped caring. My dreams became nightmares, and I just wanted it to end. Then I felt a pull to the light, and I tried to ignore it, since I was now so invested in the dark side of the force. It turned out to be Rey, so I tried to convince her to join me as co-Supreme leader after killing Snoke, but she refused. Later, when Rey stabbed me on Endor, I realized I was running away from my saving grace all along. I helped Rey defeat the emperor on Exogul, and I gave her some of my life force while she was dying. That is my story."
Connix was horrified. She could not fathom what Ben had been through. Connix replied, "I will speak of this to no one, not even the General. You have my word." "Thank you," Rey conformed. "It is vital that no one knows he is alive, or else we are both in danger." "Why is that?" Connix questioned, intruiged. Rey replied, "Ben and I are linked in a force dyad. If one of us were to die, the other would be deeply wounded in the force for the rest of their life. It feels like part of yourself has died, and we are not willing to make that sacrifice." Connix asked, "What should I tell Poe?" "Tell him that I just needed some alone time, and that I didn't want to be followed by Finn," Rey answered. "Why don't you just come with me," Connix implored, "I'm sure Mr. Solo over there can handle himself." Rey begrudgingly agreed, and packed her things again to set off back to Ajan Kloss.
Rey asked Ben, "Will you be alright without me?" "As long as you come back in a week like you promised, sweetheart." Ben playfully replied. "If anything goes wrong, alert me with this beacon, and I will find you," Rey said as she handed Leia's old beacon to Ben. They stopped for a second in reverent silence for the General, remembering her sacrifice to Ben. "I'll be back, don't worry," Rey told Ben as she left. Packing up the last of her things into the X-wing, Rey waved goodbye to Ben as she set her route to Ajan Kloss. Following her lead, Connix followed Rey's route to the Resistance base, wondering what lie ahead for them. Connix wondered, Are we gonna be able to protect the General's son? Connix soon took her mind off the situation as she landed on Ajan Kloss. Finding Rey, Connix lead Rey to the General's quarters.
Reaching the General's office, Connix presented Rey to the General. Poe asked Rey, "Why did you leave all of a sudden, and lie to Finn about it?" Rey replied, ashamed, "I needed some time away from the Resistance. I was drained from my battle with the emperor, and I needed some time to be completely alone. Without any risk of being found. By the way, how did you find me?" Poe answered, annoyed, "Your bright pal Finn over there thought it would be a good idea to track you through light speed." Angry at Finn, Rey stormed off to confront him. Poe. still slightly suspicious, asked Connix, "Is what Rey just told me true?" "To the best of my knowledge, she is telling the truth," Connix replied.
Confronting Finn, Rey shouted, "Can I get a little privacy without being tracked all the time?" Finn responded, "I was worried about you, I sensed something was wrong since you were acting weird lately. Rey said, "I'm fine I just need time to be alone." Then, Rey stormed off to her quarters on the Resistance base. Communicating with Connix, Rey transmitted, "Finn doesn't know about him yet, so we are in the clear." Finn, angry, asked, "Who don't I know about yet?"