Leia still stood there after the door slid shut.

Just like that, he leaves! Leia found herself slightly irritated that he was gone so fast.

"Sabacc," Leia whispered. Then she continued in a louder, more slightly harsh tone, "He expects me to believe that he is going to play sabacc for the next few days?"

Winter took a few steps closer to Leia. "What do you mean?"

Leia turned to Winter. You could see the indignation building in Leia's expression. Han Solo may have spent more than his fair share of time in dank, seedy, dangerous, questionable places with questionable people, but knowing Han the way she thought she did, this wasn't right. Leia knew that Han, even if he was only the "hired transportation", would never just walk away from her to play cards! If nothing else, he'd keep watch over her to make sure she was safely returned to base, or else, how could he collect his payment? She knew better than that. She knew that however things may have been in the past, Han watched over her because he cared, not because of the money. She was certain of that. But, how much Han cared was something she was constantly debating with herself.

"Han would never me alone on a mission if he was there too. This whole thing seems strange anyway. Why would Carl have Han bring me, then not have him take care of the security as well?" The change of plans had happened so fast and with Rieekan rushing her to leave, Leia really hadn't thought much of it until now. Carl, of all people, Leia thought, had always seemed to try to bring her and Han together. What changed? What was happening?

"Well, maybe he intends to be around." Winter sat down on a large circular lounger. She too had thought it strange when Carl contacted her about the change in plans. Kyle was a last minute addition. She kept her thoughts on the matter to herself. Carl had requested that Winter not discus any of the last minute changes with Leia. Winter wasn't sure of what else to say.

Abruptly, Leia turned and headed straight for her room. The suite had two bedrooms, one of which, her and Winter were sharing. She picked up one of her suitcases and tossedonto her bed.

I wish I had a blaster…this thought echoed through her mind several times as she rifled through her suitcase.

Quickly, she changed into a simple black top and dark brown trousers. Hoping this change would keep Han from noticing her from a distance; she left her hair alone and rushed back out, nearly running. As she passed by Winter and Kyle in the living room she gave them almost no time to react. She had to get moving is she was going to catch up to Han at the Falcon. After that, who knows if she could find him among all the casinos and nightclubs, if what he said was true. Her intuition told her it wasn't.

Startled Winter stood up and Kyle moved in front of the entry.

"Leia," Winter started, "What are you doing?"

"To find out what Han is up to. I'll be back in plenty of time." She stopped in front of Kyle. Her look gave him the indication that he should move out of her way. Instead, Kyle stood firmly in place. Leia was not amused. "Kyle, move."

"I'm not letting you go out alone."

"I'll be back. I have to go, now. Contrary to popular belief, I can handle myself." Leia shook her head.

"If I let you go and Solo finds out, it won't be pretty. I'm sure were fairly matched and it could get messy."

"Would you rather deal with Han or me?" Leia challenged.

Tough choice. Kyle wasn't sure what Leia would do, but she seemed determined to go. "Then let me go with you."

"Fine." Leia was losing time and she decided she could lose him on the way. Kyle didn't know what dock the Falcon was at anyway.

As Winter was left standing there alone, she understood why Leia always needed to be rescued. In some ways, Leia was still the out of control girl that always exasperated Bail. Except now, a large part of the galaxy's fate was in her hands and Winter hoped Leia made the right decisions. Bail always implied to Winter that Leia was important, and that her life was meant for a greater purpose. Already so much of the Alliance's success and continued existence was dependant upon Leia. Seeing this display, Winter was afraid that Leia would never completely outgrow her recklessness. That was the Leia that Winter knew best, and for all of the control Leia displayed since her election to the Senate and her dedication to the Alliance, she was scared that Leia was reverting back to type.

Leia always wanted things her way.