In the meantime, Techie had been working his ass off. He trained himself hard with blasters and raised his endurance. Every single day he thought of Adeline and resolved to be stronger to protect her.

It hurt him deeply to leave her with Kylo Ren, but he knew the man could protect her much better with the Force (something Techie could never do.)

He passed her in the hallways one day and tried to catch her attention.