Rey nods in thanks and starts back inside with the other woman. She only has a staff, but she's better with it in the absence of the Force than she would've been with the vibroblade. She'd had a lifetime of practice fending off people without the Force before she ever touched anything with a blade.

"You're Cathar, aren't you? You're the first I've met in person."

She'd read about their homeworld, but there weren't many left and the galaxy was large. She'd spent most of her life on Jakku, and... well. No one goes to Jakku if they can help it.