"Because you were the strongest."

Which probably had more to do with the Force than with Luke as an individual. But all the same, she gave him a proud, little smile. As if to say, 'but of course.'

She gave the back of his hand another light tap, before picking up her tea again.

"It's a little hard to figure out that Aphra, though. In the end what, exactly, did she want out of all of this?"