[he can tell she's not quite sure where it is, but that's not much of a surprise. there are a lot of scattered planets in the outer rim, and many in the core worlds don't think much of them. not that rey is from a core world, but the expansive nature of it all makes it hard for anyone to keep track.]

[cassian was seven when the clone wars ended. he knows that now because he's an adult who learned proper history, but at the time it just felt like one long never ending state of fighting. his enemy never really changed.]

I was three or four when the Clone Wars started. My parents were involved in an insurrectionist cell fighting Republic expansion. I was involved by default as it went on. [so, that's a sort of yes? he has no shame in being a separatist, even though he was just a child who could hardly grasp any sense of nuance.]

Many Separatists kept fighting, even when the Republic turned into the Empire. It made no real difference what they called themselves. It was always seen as imperial expansion.