And now he gets to the complicated part, the things that he himself doesn't understand fully. It takes a moment for him to find the right words.

"I met him. Recently. Everyone thought he was dead, but he was just staying hidden. He's the one who sent my master, Snoke, to find me." That feels like a horrific simplification, when Palpatine had claimed to have been the voice he had heard all his life, and said it in a way that echoed of Snoke. When Snoke himself seemed to be a clone, entirely replaceable if need be. But also Kylo had seen him die, and there had been a time after when the familiar presence in his head had been silent. He doesn't know what the truth is, really.

"He's been looking for her, too. She doesn't know, but she feels it."