Poe is the one who finds him hours later. One of the X-Wings is gone. It a huge lost for their already limited fleet. At least they had been using one of their secondary smaller bases for this. They’ll still have to move out. It won’t be long before Hux makes it back to the First Order or Snoke. They leave behind whatever they can’t take and are long gone when the First Order gets there.
Finn feels guilty, of course. But Leia places a hand on his shoulder and shakes her head. “We should have known. We underestimated him. We should have never gone through with this.”
Luke explains that distance from Hux should help when Finn offers leaving the base. Unwilling to put anyone at risk. Hux used that bond to control Finn without him even noticing it. He doesn’t want to risk the other still having access to his mind now that he’s back with the First Order.
“That won’t be necessary. The bond should not be as strong now that you are so far apart. We should have done that the moment you got the information that we needed.” Luke continues.
His words are meant to be a reassurance. But Finn still feels the guilt. He allowed Hux to escape, not only that but he helped him escape. They might not blame him but he still blames himself.
That night he lies in bed with Rey curled across his back. He missed their clones. With Hux off base he can think more clearly again. There is still an itch in the back of his mind. But it’s small enough he an easily ignore it.
Instead he presses his palm against the back of her hand and feels her smile against his shoulder. “It’s going to be alright, we are going to be light.” Maybe they’ll never be able to share the bond they always wanted. But Finn believes her words.
“Thank you.” She wraps her arms tighter around him.
Soon he hears her breathing even out and knows she’s drifted off. Finn smiles and closes his own eyes. This is the calmest his mind has felt in days.
He almost misses the familiar voice that rings inside his head.
FILL - In the Back of My Mind 3/3
Finn feels guilty, of course. But Leia places a hand on his shoulder and shakes her head. “We should have known. We underestimated him. We should have never gone through with this.”
Luke explains that distance from Hux should help when Finn offers leaving the base. Unwilling to put anyone at risk. Hux used that bond to control Finn without him even noticing it. He doesn’t want to risk the other still having access to his mind now that he’s back with the First Order.
“That won’t be necessary. The bond should not be as strong now that you are so far apart. We should have done that the moment you got the information that we needed.” Luke continues.
His words are meant to be a reassurance. But Finn still feels the guilt. He allowed Hux to escape, not only that but he helped him escape. They might not blame him but he still blames himself.
That night he lies in bed with Rey curled across his back. He missed their clones. With Hux off base he can think more clearly again. There is still an itch in the back of his mind. But it’s small enough he an easily ignore it.
Instead he presses his palm against the back of her hand and feels her smile against his shoulder. “It’s going to be alright, we are going to be light.” Maybe they’ll never be able to share the bond they always wanted. But Finn believes her words.
“Thank you.” She wraps her arms tighter around him.
Soon he hears her breathing even out and knows she’s drifted off. Finn smiles and closes his own eyes. This is the calmest his mind has felt in days.
He almost misses the familiar voice that rings inside his head.
“Goodnight, FN-2187.”