Chapter Five
Mara got six hours of sleep before heading out to see Han. She took her datapad with her, she didn't trust the 'extra' security.
She marched down the detention corridor and demanded one of the guards to bring Solo to a conference room, she also wanted a comm unit provided.
She didn't wait long for Han or the comm unit to come to the room.
"First thing's first." Mara flipped the comm unit open in front of Han. "Talk to your wife."
Han eagerly reached for the communication unit and waited to be connected to Leia. Mara moved off to the far end of the room to give them some privacy.
After a few minutes Han called her over. "Karrde wants to talk to you."
"What?"
"Leia, Luke, Chewie and the kids are on his ship, they're orbiting Corellia as close as they can get."
Mara moved in front of the unit and saw Karrde waiting patiently. "We're monitoring the situation." He informed her. "Ghent has something for you."
Karrde was replaced by the young man. "I've got what you wanted. Do you want me to send it now?"
Mara had her datapad with her so she nodded. "Yes."
Ghent busied himself, but frowned. "Wait a sec." He grinned. "Hold on a minute." He fiddled with something and giggled. "Here it comes. Be quick downloading and deleting it though."
Mara did as she was told. "Mind telling me what that was about?"
Ghent giggled again. "They were trying to intercept what I was sending you. I blocked them... they are such amateurs!" He grinned.
"Thanks." She reached to sign off but Luke filled the holo.
"Mara?" He asked.
"What?" She almost snapped.
"Are you doing this for your own reasons?"
"Don't get all Jedi Mastery on me Skywalker. Be thankful I didn't just leave." She shut the connection before he could reply.
Han stared at her, a smirk on his face.
"What?!" Mara demanded, she jumped from her chair and started pacing.
"Nothing." He cockily grinned. "You two are just so sweet on each other." He batted his eyelashes.
Mara pointed a finger at him. "Don't go there. If you do... I'm outta here."
Han held up his hands in surrender. "All right. No more." He glanced behind her to the door and the waiting guards. "Looks like my escorts are here." His smile vanished and was replaced by a depressed expression. He looked up at Mara. "How much longer do I have to stay here for?"
Mara looked at her datapad, a million thoughts running through her head. "Not long."
***
Again Mara found herself glancing at her bed, the sky was dark and so was her mood.
She'd gathered and organized all the information that would clear Han and also had uncovered evidence that pointed to who had set him up. Mara surveyed her work, unsure if she wanted to present it, but quickly dismissed the feeling. It was the right and only thing for her to do.
Getting up from her chair, she stretched and made her way to the bedroom. Mara left the living room light on to give the impression that she was still up. There was no way that she wished for a repeat of last night. Crawling under the covers, Mara carefully placed a blaster underneath the pillow and quickly found herself fast asleep.
Mara got six hours of sleep before heading out to see Han. She took her datapad with her, she didn't trust the 'extra' security.
She marched down the detention corridor and demanded one of the guards to bring Solo to a conference room, she also wanted a comm unit provided.
She didn't wait long for Han or the comm unit to come to the room.
"First thing's first." Mara flipped the comm unit open in front of Han. "Talk to your wife."
Han eagerly reached for the communication unit and waited to be connected to Leia. Mara moved off to the far end of the room to give them some privacy.
After a few minutes Han called her over. "Karrde wants to talk to you."
"What?"
"Leia, Luke, Chewie and the kids are on his ship, they're orbiting Corellia as close as they can get."
Mara moved in front of the unit and saw Karrde waiting patiently. "We're monitoring the situation." He informed her. "Ghent has something for you."
Karrde was replaced by the young man. "I've got what you wanted. Do you want me to send it now?"
Mara had her datapad with her so she nodded. "Yes."
Ghent busied himself, but frowned. "Wait a sec." He grinned. "Hold on a minute." He fiddled with something and giggled. "Here it comes. Be quick downloading and deleting it though."
Mara did as she was told. "Mind telling me what that was about?"
Ghent giggled again. "They were trying to intercept what I was sending you. I blocked them... they are such amateurs!" He grinned.
"Thanks." She reached to sign off but Luke filled the holo.
"Mara?" He asked.
"What?" She almost snapped.
"Are you doing this for your own reasons?"
"Don't get all Jedi Mastery on me Skywalker. Be thankful I didn't just leave." She shut the connection before he could reply.
Han stared at her, a smirk on his face.
"What?!" Mara demanded, she jumped from her chair and started pacing.
"Nothing." He cockily grinned. "You two are just so sweet on each other." He batted his eyelashes.
Mara pointed a finger at him. "Don't go there. If you do... I'm outta here."
Han held up his hands in surrender. "All right. No more." He glanced behind her to the door and the waiting guards. "Looks like my escorts are here." His smile vanished and was replaced by a depressed expression. He looked up at Mara. "How much longer do I have to stay here for?"
Mara looked at her datapad, a million thoughts running through her head. "Not long."
***
Again Mara found herself glancing at her bed, the sky was dark and so was her mood.
She'd gathered and organized all the information that would clear Han and also had uncovered evidence that pointed to who had set him up. Mara surveyed her work, unsure if she wanted to present it, but quickly dismissed the feeling. It was the right and only thing for her to do.
Getting up from her chair, she stretched and made her way to the bedroom. Mara left the living room light on to give the impression that she was still up. There was no way that she wished for a repeat of last night. Crawling under the covers, Mara carefully placed a blaster underneath the pillow and quickly found herself fast asleep.