Leia couldn't believe what she just heard. It couldn't be. Had they been
talking about Anakin? Her son? She felt an uneasy feeling in her stomach.
The one she always felt someone talked about her son. She felt Han's arm go
around her shoulder. It was comforting. She knew he was hurting to. The
loss would always be there. She looked at him and gave him a little smile.
Eavan walked over to where Han and Leia were sitting. "I'm really sorry about your loss," he said to them. "How did you know it was my son?" Leia asked him.
"We may not reveal ourselves to your Republic, but we still have Holonet and other means of communications. And the watchers knew from the moment he was born Anakin Solo was special. Not only you and your family, but the entire galaxy has suffered a great loss," Eavan said as he looked at Leia and Han.
Jaina couldn't stand it anymore. The way that man talked about her brother. She walked out of the room. She started running, faster and faster. She didn't stop until she was at her quarters. She hadn't even thought about the possibility of someone following her until she felt Kyp approaching the room. She really didn't want to talk to anyone right now, but she knew he wouldn't go away until she had.
"Come in," she said. The Jedi Master walked into the room. "Invited to Jaina Solo's quarters, I'm honored," Kyp said. "Shut up! I'm not in the mood for jokes right now," Jaina said as she felt herself getting angry. "I know. I'm not here to make jokes. I'm here to ask if you're ok," he said.
"I'll be alright. I just couldn't stand the way that Eavan was talking about Anakin. If they really cared they would've helped sooner. And if he really was important to the galaxy they should have protected him or warned him," she said. She felt like crying. Later, and certainly not in front of Kyp.
"Do you really think Anakin would have wanted that? To know he was special. That he should have been treated differently because he could once save the galaxy? That is a lot of pressure to know. Though, I could see Anakin saving the galaxy on his own." Kyp said with a smile.
"Well not alone. Tahiri would be right there by his side." Jaina felt the dark cloud above her head moving. "So, did I cause a scene when I walked out of the room?"
"Not really. I think everyone understands how you feel," Kyp said as he looked at her. She still kept her feelings shielded from everyone, but it wasn't hard to see how much Eavans' words had cut through her.
Back in the chamber...
"You do understand that we have to talk about what you just told us," Wedge said as he looked at Eavan and Beagan.
"We understand. We have someone to contact who can help us further, that is if she wants to," Said Eavan.
"I'll show you to your quarters," Tycho said." If you'll follow me, please?"
"We'll meet back here in 30 minutes" Wedge said as he turned to face the crowd.
Han, Leia, Luke, Mara and Lando stood just outside the chamber. "Well this is definitely something new. And here I thought I'd seen everything there was to see," Lando said with a sigh. "No need to say this, but those guys are as weird a bantha on Hoth."
Ï don't know whether to be flattered or to kick their asses out of here," Han said. He didn't look at Leia but he knew she was thinking about the same thing. "They talked about Anakin like they knew him their whole lives. They practically worshipped him."
"Maybe they did," This came from Luke. You heard what they said. They counted on Anakin to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong."
"So that they could live their lives," Han countered. "But now Anakin is dead, and they have to do something. They could have done something sooner, maybe then Anakin would still be alive!" Han felt himself grow mad. He took a deep breath.
"I'm going to check on how Jaina is doing," Leia said. She started to walk away when Mara said: "I'll go with you. Kyp may have changed, but I still don't trust him." As they walked away Lando looked at Leia. "How is she doing?"
"She takes on day at a time. It still hurts. But that will always be," Han answered.
"It will take time, for everyone," Luke spoke up.
"I guess it will," Han said.
Eavan walked over to where Han and Leia were sitting. "I'm really sorry about your loss," he said to them. "How did you know it was my son?" Leia asked him.
"We may not reveal ourselves to your Republic, but we still have Holonet and other means of communications. And the watchers knew from the moment he was born Anakin Solo was special. Not only you and your family, but the entire galaxy has suffered a great loss," Eavan said as he looked at Leia and Han.
Jaina couldn't stand it anymore. The way that man talked about her brother. She walked out of the room. She started running, faster and faster. She didn't stop until she was at her quarters. She hadn't even thought about the possibility of someone following her until she felt Kyp approaching the room. She really didn't want to talk to anyone right now, but she knew he wouldn't go away until she had.
"Come in," she said. The Jedi Master walked into the room. "Invited to Jaina Solo's quarters, I'm honored," Kyp said. "Shut up! I'm not in the mood for jokes right now," Jaina said as she felt herself getting angry. "I know. I'm not here to make jokes. I'm here to ask if you're ok," he said.
"I'll be alright. I just couldn't stand the way that Eavan was talking about Anakin. If they really cared they would've helped sooner. And if he really was important to the galaxy they should have protected him or warned him," she said. She felt like crying. Later, and certainly not in front of Kyp.
"Do you really think Anakin would have wanted that? To know he was special. That he should have been treated differently because he could once save the galaxy? That is a lot of pressure to know. Though, I could see Anakin saving the galaxy on his own." Kyp said with a smile.
"Well not alone. Tahiri would be right there by his side." Jaina felt the dark cloud above her head moving. "So, did I cause a scene when I walked out of the room?"
"Not really. I think everyone understands how you feel," Kyp said as he looked at her. She still kept her feelings shielded from everyone, but it wasn't hard to see how much Eavans' words had cut through her.
Back in the chamber...
"You do understand that we have to talk about what you just told us," Wedge said as he looked at Eavan and Beagan.
"We understand. We have someone to contact who can help us further, that is if she wants to," Said Eavan.
"I'll show you to your quarters," Tycho said." If you'll follow me, please?"
"We'll meet back here in 30 minutes" Wedge said as he turned to face the crowd.
Han, Leia, Luke, Mara and Lando stood just outside the chamber. "Well this is definitely something new. And here I thought I'd seen everything there was to see," Lando said with a sigh. "No need to say this, but those guys are as weird a bantha on Hoth."
Ï don't know whether to be flattered or to kick their asses out of here," Han said. He didn't look at Leia but he knew she was thinking about the same thing. "They talked about Anakin like they knew him their whole lives. They practically worshipped him."
"Maybe they did," This came from Luke. You heard what they said. They counted on Anakin to defeat the Yuuzhan Vong."
"So that they could live their lives," Han countered. "But now Anakin is dead, and they have to do something. They could have done something sooner, maybe then Anakin would still be alive!" Han felt himself grow mad. He took a deep breath.
"I'm going to check on how Jaina is doing," Leia said. She started to walk away when Mara said: "I'll go with you. Kyp may have changed, but I still don't trust him." As they walked away Lando looked at Leia. "How is she doing?"
"She takes on day at a time. It still hurts. But that will always be," Han answered.
"It will take time, for everyone," Luke spoke up.
"I guess it will," Han said.