Luke and Tess' success in the rancor pit enraged Jabba the Hutt, and the nasty slug-like creature demanded that they, along with Han and Chewbacca be brought before him.
Tess had fought off and killed four guards with her lightsaber before they surrounded her heavily enough to take it away. She and Luke were dragged from a lower level of Jabba's Palace back to the throne room. As they rounded one corner, they were both relieved to see Han Solo and Chewbacca despite the circumstances.
"Han!" the two called out to him in unison. It took him a moment to pick the voices out, considering he was temporarily blind from the carbon freezing.
"Luke?" he replied unsurely. Tess could see that Leia's name was on the tip of his tongue as his guess for the second voice, so she corrected him before he made the mistake.
"And Tess."
Han smirked.
"I knew the Empire would be begging for us to take you back after a day with you," he joked lightheartedly. Tess couldn't help but laugh. She was just so glad he was back.
"You alright?" Luke asked. Han responded affirmatively. The guards still led all three of them down the hall, and with Tess' size and unfaltering retaliation she found herself being practically carried.
"Together again, huh?" Han mused sarcastically.
"Wouldn't miss it," Luke added. Tess scoffed and gave her own input.
"I just hope Leia doesn't have any other carbonate boyfriends we have to worry about."
Han perked up at the familiar name.
"Where is Leia?"
"I'm here," the princess answered.
In more light-hearted circumstances, Tess would have gave Han a little hint as to what he was missing concerning Leia's wardrobe, but now was not the time to get him all hot and bothered.
Once again they found themselves facing Jabba the Hutt, with Threepio at his side as a translator.
"Oh dear…" the droid responded nervously to the Hutt's latest declaration. Threepio then began translating: "His high exaltedness, the Great Jabba the Hutt, has decreed that you are to be terminated…immediately."
"Good, I hate long waits…" Han muttered.
"You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea," Threepio continued, "And cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlaac. In his belly, you will find a new definition of suffering as you are slowly digested over a thousand years."
Han's eyes widened.
"Let's pass on that."
Tess nodded in agreement.
"Yes, please."
"The child Tess Naberrie," the protocol droid continued sadly. "Will be delivered to the Empire by the bounty hunter Boba Fett after witnessing your execution."
Suddenly, the Sarlaac pit did not sound so bad to Tess.