TLJ Jr - Condition

He was an imbecile to let down his guard—and now she had embarrassed him in front of his master! He advanced on her with the Praetorians.

Snoke snickered, holding out a hand to halt them. “You have the spirit of a true Jedi,” he said to Rey. With a sweep of the same hand, he flung her across the room. “And because of that, you must die.”

The lightsaber flew out of her grip, retracting its blade as it landed near Ren. He did not pick it up. Rather, he awaited the inevitable punishment for his lack of awareness.

But there was no punishment, not even a scolding from his master. “My worthy apprentice,” the Supreme Leader said, almost warmly, “son of darkness, heir apparent to Lord Vader, where there was conflict I now sense resolve. Where there was weakness, strength. Complete your training. Fulfill your destiny.”

[...]

PHYSICALLY, Rey was not in fighting condition after Snoke hurled her across his throne room. Mentally, her mind throbbed like an open wound as it pieced itself back together from his invasive probe.

But in the Force, Rey had never felt stronger.

She had been right about what she’d seen. Luke had been wrong. Kylo Ren wasn’t lost to them. Under his dark shell flickered a spark of light. He could be redeemed.

She joined him in combat against the guards, and they made a most formidable pair. In a blur of laser blades, one red guard fell, then another, then two more, and then a second pair. The Praetorians’ weapons clattered to the ground next to their bodies while slashed curtains fluttered down like funeral shrouds.



- The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel, Chapters 20 and 21