Rey glanced around furtively as she and Ben approached the entry to the huge stone castle that still bore scars from the attack that had leveled much of it seven years ago. Her nervousness rolled off of her in waves so thick the Ben took her hand and squeezed gently to reassure her.

'It'll be ok.' He thought into her mind.

She took a deep breath, praying to the Force that nobody recognized them and that Maz Kanata didn't call them out as she had Han all those years ago.

The cloaked and hooded pair stepped into the bustling cantina, looking just as suspicious as everyone else there. Hardly a head turned toward them but they could both feel dozens of pairs of eyes on them as they wound their way through the press of bodies - to the bar.

"Where's Maz." Ben laid a golden credit on the scarred bartop.

The bartender, a hugely fat creature with an ugly scarred up face and zero respect spat on credit.

Rey looked at the golden disc covered in spittle and felt a little queazy.

Ben added a heaping handful of credits, covering the spit covered one in a small mound of gold. "I need to see Maz." He said and Rey could feel him attempting to influence the barkeep's mind.

"Get lost." The ugly alien growled. "Maz has no time for the likes of you, murderous scum."

'He knows who we are.' Rey's fear was palpable. If the bartender knew them, how many others had recognized them?

"You will tell me where to find her." Ben said in a tone that was clearly a threat even as he tried to influence the being's mind again.

"Your tricks are useless against me, boy." The bartender said dismissively.

Ben's lightsaber sprang to life with a snap-hiss, it's blade inches from the fat creature's throat. "Last chance." He said darkly. "Where is Maz?"

Rey turned to eyeball the crowd, all of whom were now staring at she and Ben with open hostility.

Without a concious thought involved her staff leapt into her hand and ignited. She shrugged out of her cloak and stepped behind her husband, her eyes hard as she surveyed the hostile crowd. 'Why did you do that?' She yelped into his mind.

"Attending a funeral." The barkeep answered begrudgingly. "On Canto Bight."

Ben didn't extinguish his blade, and neither did Rey as the pair cautiously made their way to the door. The crowd parted ahead of them, a hundred sets of eyes glued to their every move as they rotated, in perfect harmony, to keep every being in the room within their sights. Neither breathed easy until their shuttle was out of Takodona's atmosphere.

"Remind me to never go back there." Ben said, releasing a relieved burst of air.

"If you suggest it, I'll be sure to knock some sense into you." She promised.

He chuckled.

"So, Canto Bight?" Rey asked.

"Yeah." He frowned. "It's gonna take most of the day just to get there."

"Well," She shrugged. "I guess that means Cal is going to get the chance to shoot at you again today."

"I bet he never comes close." Ben grinned over at her.

"Stakes?" She asked imperiously.

He sent her an image that made her toes curl and her pulse double it's speed.

"And if I win?" She teased.

He gave her a sideways glance.

"Remember, Rada," Ani whispered as the shuttle carrying her parents came through the maglock into the port hangar bay. "Don't say our names!"

"I know, I know." The Twi'lek woman rolled her eyes. "It's a bet, no spoiling it."

Ani beamed at her governess before reminding her sister, "Dont squeal, I never do that!"

"Shush." Ami warned as the ramp opened. "They're coming."

Rey and Ben each caught a twin as they hurled themselves at their parents.

"Mummy!" The raven haired twin hugged Rey tightly. "I missed you!"

"I was only gone for an hour." Rey laughed and squeezed her daughter tightly.

"Daddy," The blond twin hugged Ben, smacking his cheek with a moist little-girl kiss. "Ani was mean to me!"

Ben repressed a grin. "Oh, really?"

Rey narrowed her eyes at the twin in her arms. "You promised to be nice while we were gone."

Ben's face broke into a huge grin.

"I was, mummy!" The little one protested.

"Ani…" Rey began but then broke off when Ben burst out laughing.

'I win.' He thought, sending her the same image she had used to establish the stakes of their bet from the previous day.

Rey's brows shot toward her hairline. 'Huh?'

"Good job, ladies." Ben hugged his armfull of preciousness then reached over and planted a kiss on the other one's forehead. "You fooled mummy."

Rey glanced between her daughters a few times, clearly uncertain.

Giggling the twins waved their hands in front of their faces and their hair colors changed places.

Rey shook her head, chuckling. "You got me." She admitted then kissed each girl on the cheek.

'Is it too early for bedtime?' Ben teased, though it wasn't even lunch time yet.