Three days later, Leia was feeling much better. She could get up and walk, at least while leaning on Ben's arm…but she still couldn't see.
"Ben?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes?"
"Will I ever be able to see again?"
There was a pause. "I don't know. With an injury like yours, the odds are against it but… only time will tell."
Leia closed her eyes, deep in silent thought. Finally she said, "Ben, I want to go home now."
Ben took a deep breath. He didn't want to tell her this, but she had to know. "Leia, the stormtroopers that attacked you…"
"What about them?"
"Before they went after you they were at your home."
She easily guessed what he was going to say next. "No! Uncle Owen…Aunt Beru…they're…"
"There's nothing left of your home. It was all burnt down."
Leia turned away and covered her face with her hands as the silent tears fell. Ben sensed her feelings, a mix of sadness for her family and hatred for the Empire. When she first joined the Alliance, she had wanted justice. Now, she wanted revenge.
"Ben?" Leia finally whispered.
"Yes?"
"Do you know a pilot who can take me to Yavin IV?"
"I thought you were going to wait until you were fully recovered."
"What's the use?" she asked bitterly. "There's nothing for me here now."
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If you have ever been to the Mos Eisley Spaceport, you will know that it is like a bag of candy with worms in it. Most of the worms are easy to spot and pick out; but many are hiding inside the candies, not revealing themselves until you bite down on them. Some of the candies are fine with no worms at all, but you are so disgusted by the rest of them that you quickly lose your sweet tooth.
That was exactly how Ben Kenobi felt while searching for a pilot to take Leia to Yavin IV. Most of the worms were easy to spot even without using the Force; but after that he had to find the hidden worms, which proved to be a bit more difficult. It would be hard to find someone who was a good enough pilot as well as trustworthy enough…and maybe just a little desperate for cash.
If only he could talk Leia out of it; but no, she was stubborn…stubborn as her father, he thought with a grimace. If he hadn't agreed to find her a pilot she would try to find one herself, never mind the fact that she was blind.
Ben was going to find her a pilot. And he was going to keep her safe. She'd probably kill him for what he was going to do, but it was for her own good…wasn't it?
"Ben?" she asked in a whisper.
"Yes?"
"Will I ever be able to see again?"
There was a pause. "I don't know. With an injury like yours, the odds are against it but… only time will tell."
Leia closed her eyes, deep in silent thought. Finally she said, "Ben, I want to go home now."
Ben took a deep breath. He didn't want to tell her this, but she had to know. "Leia, the stormtroopers that attacked you…"
"What about them?"
"Before they went after you they were at your home."
She easily guessed what he was going to say next. "No! Uncle Owen…Aunt Beru…they're…"
"There's nothing left of your home. It was all burnt down."
Leia turned away and covered her face with her hands as the silent tears fell. Ben sensed her feelings, a mix of sadness for her family and hatred for the Empire. When she first joined the Alliance, she had wanted justice. Now, she wanted revenge.
"Ben?" Leia finally whispered.
"Yes?"
"Do you know a pilot who can take me to Yavin IV?"
"I thought you were going to wait until you were fully recovered."
"What's the use?" she asked bitterly. "There's nothing for me here now."
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If you have ever been to the Mos Eisley Spaceport, you will know that it is like a bag of candy with worms in it. Most of the worms are easy to spot and pick out; but many are hiding inside the candies, not revealing themselves until you bite down on them. Some of the candies are fine with no worms at all, but you are so disgusted by the rest of them that you quickly lose your sweet tooth.
That was exactly how Ben Kenobi felt while searching for a pilot to take Leia to Yavin IV. Most of the worms were easy to spot even without using the Force; but after that he had to find the hidden worms, which proved to be a bit more difficult. It would be hard to find someone who was a good enough pilot as well as trustworthy enough…and maybe just a little desperate for cash.
If only he could talk Leia out of it; but no, she was stubborn…stubborn as her father, he thought with a grimace. If he hadn't agreed to find her a pilot she would try to find one herself, never mind the fact that she was blind.
Ben was going to find her a pilot. And he was going to keep her safe. She'd probably kill him for what he was going to do, but it was for her own good…wasn't it?