"...."
Tension oozed in the air.
The clearing was quiet after Rey had departed, leaving Tess and Josh to handle the exchange with Ezra. Tess adjusted the strap of her weapon, her expression neutral as she faced the man who was both a superior and a thorn in her side.
Ezra leaned casually against a nearby tree, his arms crossed as he regarded her.
The woman accompanying him stood a step behind, her gaze cold and professional, though her hands deftly worked to log the resources Tess and Josh were handing over.
"So," Ezra began, his tone dripping with feigned curiosity, "how exactly did you find my dear brother?"
Tess met his gaze evenly.
"We discovered him in the aftermath of a wreckage not far from our base," she replied. "He was unconscious and injured, but somehow alive. We brought him back and patched him up. Since then, he's been helping out and pulling his weight."
Ezra raised an eyebrow. "Memory loss, you said?"