Chapter 16: The Alderaanian council
"It IS something." Leia said, exasperated, "never mind, the meeting is about to start." Leia, Luke, and Han entered. Leia showed Luke and Han to a seat, and then she went up front, and took her seat. "Well, fellow Alderaanians, and friends of Alderaanians, we now start this meeting." Threkin said… the meeting went on, and on.
Then, as planned, half an hour later a trumpet band started up outside the door. Leia, half rose, the trumpets…they took her back to a time long ago when the title she wore, really had some meaning, when she was on Alderaan. Along with her, other Alderaanian council members also rose. "Now, really," Duchess Rouge, of Alderaan said, coming in, with the House of Alderaan guards doing to ceremonious march, "You weren't going to start this meeting without us, where you, Threkin."
Rouge stepped aside, and Threkin's wife and daughter stepped forward. "Marera, Supre, you-you're alive." He said, giving them huge hugs. P "Yes, Threkin, a death star can't kill the people of Alderaan, we are all here…. except for 5 of us," Marera, his wife, answered.
"Aunt…Aunt Rogue, Aunt Tia, Cousin Narel…all of you, I thought you were dead…where are Father and Mother."
"Leia," Rogue said, grabbing her shoulder, "they refused to leave Alderaan, they said they would die with the planet. I am sorry."
"Um. Rouge." Tia said, tapping her sister on the back.
"Oh, that is right. Leia, honey, I am not supposed to say, hi, or give you a hug, until I give you some news, um…is there a room that we can speak privately in."
Over the roar of family and friends meeting after assuming the others dead, Threkin announced the council meeting over, and that another would take place the next day. "We can go to my suite." Leia said. Over her Aunts' head she motioned for Luke and Han to meet her at her suite