* Vow of Stillness *
Corran had been the one to walk out and explain what had happened back in the room. Tahiri asked him to tell them everything, and he left out nothing. Everyone obviously knew the truth, and had felt only a slight brush by the Force when the support had been taken out.
They all sat silent in the room, no one daring to move when suddenly a buzzing came from Han's side. All startled by the noise, the general jumped up onto his feet and answered the call, recognizing the code as… "Kyp? You're back? W—" his sentence had been cut off by the young man's voice.
"Han, please tell someone not to shoot us and let us through." The comment was an odd one, causing everyone to focus on Han and the comlink.
Frowning, Han pulled the comlink closer to his lips and spoke. "What do you mean tell no one to shoot you?"
"Long story, but I have Jaina and we're on a skip."
"W-WHAT!?!" Leia's voice screamed. She had been though enough already and Han nodded towards Luke for help. He was already taken Leia away from the comlink into another room using the Force to calm her down.
Letting out a breath, Han continued. "Umm… I can't authorize anything o—"
"Ignore the last comment, Durron. It's already taken care of." Mara answered. The response shocked everyone in the room, especially Han. In her arms she held Ben sleeping soundly. "Land in docking bay 35."
"Yours?" The other gapped threw the transmission.
Rolling her eyes in irritation, Mara said, "Yes… mine. It's the closest one to the medical facilities."
Static began to cut off Kyp's words but finally the reception came through and all anyone could catch was the last of the Jedi Master's sentence…"thank you," his sincerity rang out though not just his voice. Something had changed Kyp, and everyone knew it just in the sound in his voice.
Stunned by his words, as well as everyone else in the room, Mara opened her mouth to speak but quickly shut it when she realized that the connection was no longer there. Water filled in her eyes as she held Ben. Turning to Han, she asked kindly, "Han, do you think you could watch Ben for me while—"
"No need to explain. I understand." Grasping his nephew in his strong arms, he felt the child snuggle close to his body. "Go on. Kyp needs to—" but Han ceased his words once he looked up and realized Mara was already dashing down the halls towards the control room. "Never mind. I forgot, the Force thing." Smiling at Ben he let out a half laugh. "I'm glad you're still a baby. Right now you can't dash off without another word yet, since you can't speak any words." Han whispered to his nephew as a smile formed on his face. His heart ached for his lost son, but at the same time he knew he couldn't let it linger. Too many people were depending on him and he wasn't going to lose anyone again cause of his grief. "I'm not going to run this time Ben. I promise you that."
Corran had been the one to walk out and explain what had happened back in the room. Tahiri asked him to tell them everything, and he left out nothing. Everyone obviously knew the truth, and had felt only a slight brush by the Force when the support had been taken out.
They all sat silent in the room, no one daring to move when suddenly a buzzing came from Han's side. All startled by the noise, the general jumped up onto his feet and answered the call, recognizing the code as… "Kyp? You're back? W—" his sentence had been cut off by the young man's voice.
"Han, please tell someone not to shoot us and let us through." The comment was an odd one, causing everyone to focus on Han and the comlink.
Frowning, Han pulled the comlink closer to his lips and spoke. "What do you mean tell no one to shoot you?"
"Long story, but I have Jaina and we're on a skip."
"W-WHAT!?!" Leia's voice screamed. She had been though enough already and Han nodded towards Luke for help. He was already taken Leia away from the comlink into another room using the Force to calm her down.
Letting out a breath, Han continued. "Umm… I can't authorize anything o—"
"Ignore the last comment, Durron. It's already taken care of." Mara answered. The response shocked everyone in the room, especially Han. In her arms she held Ben sleeping soundly. "Land in docking bay 35."
"Yours?" The other gapped threw the transmission.
Rolling her eyes in irritation, Mara said, "Yes… mine. It's the closest one to the medical facilities."
Static began to cut off Kyp's words but finally the reception came through and all anyone could catch was the last of the Jedi Master's sentence…"thank you," his sincerity rang out though not just his voice. Something had changed Kyp, and everyone knew it just in the sound in his voice.
Stunned by his words, as well as everyone else in the room, Mara opened her mouth to speak but quickly shut it when she realized that the connection was no longer there. Water filled in her eyes as she held Ben. Turning to Han, she asked kindly, "Han, do you think you could watch Ben for me while—"
"No need to explain. I understand." Grasping his nephew in his strong arms, he felt the child snuggle close to his body. "Go on. Kyp needs to—" but Han ceased his words once he looked up and realized Mara was already dashing down the halls towards the control room. "Never mind. I forgot, the Force thing." Smiling at Ben he let out a half laugh. "I'm glad you're still a baby. Right now you can't dash off without another word yet, since you can't speak any words." Han whispered to his nephew as a smile formed on his face. His heart ached for his lost son, but at the same time he knew he couldn't let it linger. Too many people were depending on him and he wasn't going to lose anyone again cause of his grief. "I'm not going to run this time Ben. I promise you that."