"Kassa," Jyn echoed, a quiet exhale between them, like a shared secret. She knew how much it had to mean, his telling her these facts about his early life now. A part of her wanted to thank him for it, but even in her head, it sounded ridiculous. Instead, she tucked that knowledge away, safe and treasured.

Besides, more than that, what she really wanted to say was I love you. A fact for a fact.

There was still something bigger, though, and she was so close, she couldn't back away from it now. Odds were, this would all be ruined in a moment's time, but he deserved to know, needed to know. She closed her eyes for a moment and took a deep breath, her hands still clasping his.

"I've seen it happen one other time," she said, her pulse quickening with worry. "When you walked up to the ship earlier today."