"She seemed kind. I wish I'd gotten the chance to know her."

Rey had been relieved when Leia had gone, though she still hoped she'd see the adult version here someday. It wasn't a place for a child, especially with her son here. But she wished Padmé could've stayed a while. She'd wanted to ask her how she'd managed to forgive him.

The thought of finding another family is bittersweet for Rey -- hadn't she already tried that with the Skywalker line? Han was dead at least partially because he'd chosen to come with Finn to retrieve her, though she has to believe he'd have gotten his own son out of there before Starkiller was destroyed if he could've. Luke was dead because she couldn't convince him to leave his solitude. And she had a persistent dread of the thought that one day she or Kylo would have to die at the other's hand.

"I'm not sure it would be fair to them to introduce myself with Palpatine still alive. I won't make anyone else a target."