He heard her, but it didn't give him a greater context. He couldn't remember being a child, let along having a childhood. But the fact that anything or anyone would make Rey feel lesser infuriated him.

He led them down into the dark, into the warmth, she stairs slowly beginning to wind in a spiral, the walls becoming rough and rugged. There was the sound of dripping water, somewhere, and the crackle of flame, but nothing visible. Eventually, he slowed, and the stairs came to a stop, opening up into a great cavern. It looked dark, at first. But when he stepped out further into the space, and trained his eyes upward, he was met with what looked like an entire galaxy, spread across the high cieling of the cavern. Tiny glowing lights, flickering and purple. Slowly, as the three of them entered, the lights began to glow brighter, until the giant cavern was illuminated as clearly as on a full moon's night.