Chapter XIII
Luke was in the living room of the Solo villa, alone. In the room that had been used by Jayson Solo as a council room Han, Chewie, Lando and Mayra were playing sabbac. He could fell their wellbeing. He especially felt the relief of the young woman. A heavy weight had disappeared from her shoulders, but not her secret.
Leia: Can I come?
Luke: Why not! The sabbac didn't interest you?
The young woman smiled before taking a seat aside her brother.
Leia: You know me and sabbac! I wonder how Mayra do it! And 8RP told me some stories about Han when he was young! Some real good blackmail material. But you didn't told me about your visit at the jedi's files! So, how it was?
Luke: Well... Mayra found her mother's lightsaber... Master Kale had the marvellous habit to put everything in writing.
Leia: My father admired so much president Solo and his wife... I would never have believed that Han was their son.
Luke: Speaking of Han... I think that you must have a good discution together.
The young woman turned to her twin, perplexed.
Leia: What do you mean?
The jedi fixed his twin while sighing.
Luke: Let just say that Han had met our father way before Bespin.
Luke couldn't say if it was the using of the expression "our father" or the fact that Han had already met Anakin Skywalker that cause his sister to stay so rigid.
Luke: You're confusse...
Leia: I know that I'm confusse Luke, but tell me how Han could have meet our... our father before Bespin?
Luke: Let just say that back on Mos Esley it wasn't the first time that Han was meeting a Skywalker...
Leia: Continue!
The jedi rose while sighing.
Luke: No... Ask Han!
Then the door opened on Mayra and Han.
Han: What? Did 3PO came to told you that my dear little sister had completely bleached Lando, Chewie and me?
Leia rose and faced the corellian.
Leia: When and how did you met my father?
Han: Your father! But I met Bail Organa only once, I was hardly 10 years old!
Mayra: I don't think that she's talking about Bail Organa, Han... She's talking about Anakin...
Han's face then turn livid white. Not knowing what to do, Mayra made sign to Luke so that they leave the room.
Leia: Oh no! You both stay!
Mayra: Calm down Leia, we'll tell you everything...
Leia: I hope so!
She fixed Han, waiting for an explanation. The princess listened attentively. After several minutes she was calmed.
Han: When you told me that Vader was your father... It all fall apart, Leia. I had known and admired Anakin Skywalker. I would never have believed that he would have become Sith! It was impossible, he was the Chosen One!
Leia: It's since this moment... You're distant since this moment!
Han: I needed to collect everything...
Leia: Why haven't you told me earlier?
Han: After Endor could you have accepted that?
The princess shook the head negatively.
Leia: And... did you knew our mother?
Mayra: Yes...
Han: She was a fabulous woman, a splendid politician. You look a lot like her.
The glance of the ex-smuggler was lost in the princess'. Luke started to feel like he wasn't at his place and he wondered whether Mayra felt the same thing.
Leia: And him... How was he?
Mayra approached and decided to speak.
Mayra: Anakin was... wonderful. He was charming, funny, one greatest jedi. Our mother adored him. He was like a young brother for her. That's why we called him Uncle Anakin... He loved Padmé, your mother, so much... Our mother writes in her diary that even a blind could have said that they loved each other.
Han: Yeah... You look so much like Padmé, Leia.
Mayra: And it is more than a physical resemblance. Just like you she was a great politician.
Luke approached and joined the small group.
Luke: Mayra...
The young woman smiles and both left the room, leaving Han and Leia alone.
TBC
