[ It's the push she needs. And it shows in the little smile she gives him. She guides him towards one of the lounging couches in the common space, taking her seat first and folding her hands between her knees. She hunches over like she's getting ready to formulate a bloody battle plan. It's not the best posture for what's coming, but it fits the big mood. ]

Poe told me that you and he had already discussed that Kylo Ren was with us there before her arrived here in Zhautas. I doubt he mentioned that you, Kylo, and I had worked for more than year before Poe arrived to join Hathaway with another organization, ALASTAIR. We'd been reassigned and separated, but …

What's been just six months for Poe has been longer for me and for Kylo. Closer to two years.

[ That seems like a good place to start as any. ]