The Bandit and the Baronet - Rated T
Inspired by Baroness Orczy’s The Scarlet Pimpernel
Rachel ‘Rey’ St. Niima married the baronet Benjamin Organa-Solo, heir to the vast Skywalker estate, on the warmest day in July, 1793. They were married only two months before Rey’s home country of Takodana erupted in a civil war between two factions: the Resistance and the First Order.
To Rey’s dismay, she has found that her husband does not share her views on the conflict and she fears she has made the greatest mistake in marrying him.
But there is hope in the figure of the mysterious Kylo Ren, a masked bandit who has garnered a reputation as a bulwark against the First Order.
When she reached the glen, she saw in the moonlight that nine masked people were gathered. Some were astride horses, others stood beside their animals, but they all surrounded a tenth man, a man who was speaking with authority and moved in a rolling gait that Rey recognized instantly. Perhaps if she had seen him off his steed, she might have known Kylo Ren sooner.
With that final confirmation, she did not hesitate to stride into the glen and approach the meeting. When her presence was noted, some of the masked figures whirled and drew their weapons. But Rey did not so much as flinch at the rapiers and pistols pointed at her. She only had eyes for the tenth man, who was frozen in place under her gaze.
She stepped closer and the others all shifted as if to prevent her from moving but the tenth raised his hand. The others stepped aside and allowed Rey to enter the circle. She stopped when she reached their leader and stared up at him with a hard expression.
“Take that damn thing off,” she ordered, livid.
Even though she already knew what lay beneath, Rey’s heart pounded as the tall man removed his mask and revealed the face of her husband.