The building looked more decrepit the closer they went.
"Phasma was part of a tribe here called the Scrye...a long time ago." Ben said as they trudged through the course sand, "They were at war with a neighboring tribe."
"She left her family?" Rey asked, unable to quite fathom how anybody could just walk away from a place where they belonged.
"I think it might have been worse than that." Ben murmured.
"Who are we looking for?" Rey asked.
Ben squeezed her hand in his, "Her name is Siv."
"How did you find out about her?" Rey took in the elaborate maze of plain concrete structures around them.
"Cardinal mentioned her one time, it made me start to wonder about Phasma and you..." Ben pushed the door. The rusty hinges resisted until they nearly broke from the wall. With a loud clang as the door ricocheted of the wall behind it.
"Well, if she is in here, she knows we're coming." Rey murmured as the echo of the clanging moved down the hall.
The halls were painted a sterile white that reminded Rey of the hospital on Coruscant. The silence was overwhelming. The only sounds were their own footsteps on the floor, and Rey's heartbeat pounding in her ears.
Ben touched her shoulder gently indicating he would pass her in the hallway. He could obviously sense her fear and decided to place himself as a shield in front of her. His lightsaber was in his hand, she noticed, but he kept it disengaged.
Rey held one hand protectively over her protruding abdomen.
Rey felt through the Force for life forms in the building. She paused, Ben looked back at her, "More than one." He whispered and she nodded.
They continued past a few more doors. Based on the dust coating the doors, it appeared they hadn't been opened for some time. Rey's eyes flashed in front of them suddenly, there was a movement. Her hand retrieved her own lightsaber from her belt.
It was a droid.
She eyed it up and down, it appeared to be a simple protocol droid. Caution was still wise, as it could have been modified to wield weapons.
Ben motioned with his free hand for her to stop. She wasn't sure what he saw, or sensed, but she paused where she was.
"Can I help you?" The droid asked them, following standard programming, it seemed.
"Yes, we are looking for Siv." Ben answered, "Is she here?"
A woman appeared beside the droid. She was small, not a large presence like Phasma, but fit and muscular looking. She moved like a fighter. Rey thought immediately that this woman looked like someone who could have taken care of herself on Jakku.
"Who are you?" The woman asked, her voice was unassuming.
"I'm Ben Solo, and this is my wife, Rey." Ben answered, "We're looking for a woman named Siv. We were told we might find her here."
The woman's eyebrows lifted slightly, "What is your business with Siv?"
Ben glanced back at Rey who shrugged slightly.
"Vi Moradi thought she might be able to help us," he answered.
The woman eyed them again, understanding flitting across her expression. She said something quietly to the protocol droid that Rey couldn't hear.
The droid shuffled off around the corner of the hall. The woman turned her attention back to Ben and Rey, "Siv is this way, I'm not sure how she could help you though." She motioned with her arm in the direction the droid had just gone.
"We just have a few questions for her...about Phasma." Ben told her.
The woman laughed dryly, "Our illustrious Senator?"
Rey frowned slightly, trying to read the woman. Something told her that they shared very similar feelings about a Phasma.