Han's eyes snapped open. His neck was sore, his back twitching. Everything ached. Must've passed out, he thought. He was still strapped to the scan grid, but Vader was gone and the two stormtroopers were chatting quietly with each other, their job finished. If they know I'm awake, will they start zapping me again? Before he could elaborate on that semi-coherent thought, the Imps noticed Han's open eyes. After consulting with some voice in their helmets, they moved him to a cell.

"I feel terrible," Han said to Chewie.

"You've looked better," his friend answered soothingly, setting Han onto a hard metal cot. Han lay back immediately and tried to relax his cramping muscles.

The stormtroopers opened the cell door again, this time to throw Leia in. Why'd you change out of the red outfit? Han thought dreamily. I liked the red outfit. He closed his eyes as she knelt at his side and kissed him. That helped. A lot.

Then Lando came into their cell and began some pathetically defensive justification for betraying their friendship. After Han punched him, he left. "You certainly have a way with people," Leia commented drily. He tried grinning at her, but that hurt the muscles in his face, so he just gave up and leaned on her, letting her baby him for once. She and Chewie lay him back onto the cot.

Leia dipped a corner of her shirt into the water basin and washed his face. "Lando's our best chance for getting out of here," she scolded him gently. "You have to be nice to him, or at least stay quiet and let me do the talking next time."

"I can't believe he sold us out. I can't believe I trusted him." Han sat up to face her. "And I really can't believe that I put him above you."

"You didn't."

"I did. You said you didn't trust him, that you had a feeling about him. I was actually kinda annoyed at you for not liking my friend, for not trusting me to, y'know, keep you safe." Han looked down, and then back up into her eyes. "I won't do that again. Next time your instincts kick in about a guy and I don't believe you, just say 'Lando' or something as a codeword and I'll remember this."

She smiled at him. "Okay."

"I know I promised you nothing bad would happen to us here," Han went on quietly. "I promised you." His voice cracked. "This is the first promise I've ever broken. In my life."

Leia shook her head, not really knowing how to respond. He was being too nice to her again, and she was getting uncomfortable. Sarcastic comments and snide remarks were much more familiar coming from Han Solo, and easier for her to deal with. She decided to focus his attention on something practical: how to manipulate Lando.