Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
I disagree with most of what you've said, jazzcomp, but I don't want to drag out an argument either, so allow me to submit this basic theory: Han may have been a better choice to send after Ren than Leia, because as Leia is Force sensitive, Ren would have sensed her presence. This could endanger the mission to Starkiller Base. Forget flying low to avoid detection, Ren would've sensed Leia's presence at Starkiller the moment that the Falcon exited Hyperspace.

Darth Vader: "I sense something. I presence I've not felt since..."

And it seems that the ability to sense other Force users is even stronger between family members:

Darth Vader: "A small Rebel force has penetrated the shield and landed on Endor."
Emperor Palpatine: "Yes, I know."
Darth Vader: "My son is with them."
Emperor Palpatine: "Are you sure?"
Darth Vader: "I have felt him, my Master."
Emperor Palpatine: "Strange that I have not....."
Ren sensed when Han crashed on Starkiller. That's how they met, Kylo went looking for him.