Inferno by Troy Denning

Author:Troy Denning [Denning, Troy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3, pdf
Published: 2011-04-05T23:00:00+00:00

"If I want the floor, I've got to take it from him." Han reached into Leia's pocket and pulled her hold-out blaster-among the weapons Lumpawaroo had left conveniently unguarded when he went to lunch-then hid it between them as he changed the setting to stun. "Without using any weapons."

Leia put her hand over the blaster. "Then what's this for?"

"If I cheat, they have to stop this debate to decide whether I've violated the Rock Council rules, "Han said. "And then they'll have to settle on a fitting punishment. The whole thing should take about a month if I can get'em good and stirred up."

"Han, I'm not sure that's really a solution, "Leia said. The more she heard about the idea, the less she liked it.

"From what Waroo said, the battle at Kuat is going to last a lot longer than a month."

Han shrugged. "You got a better idea?"

"In all likelihood." Leia slipped off her outer robe and undipped her lightsaber, then pushed them both into Han's arms. "Hold these."

Han's eyes widened. "Leia, you can't do — "

His warning was lost to the general din as Leia Force-sprang onto the top of the rock. She landed beside the dome-muzzled Wookiee a couple of meters away-and still almost caught a face full of fangs as he swung the tyrossum jaw in a sweeping, cheer-rousing arc. Leia saved herself- or at least her good looks-by cartwheeling to the forward edge of the platform.

By the time she returned to her feet, the tumult was quieting to a confused murmur, and the speaker was cocking his head with an expression that seemed equal parts confusion and apology. His face fur was dappled with gray flecks and his fangs were rounded with age, yet he still looked like he could lift a landspeeder as easily as he could a human woman who stood barely as high as his waist.

Leia pointed at the huge jawbone he held. "If you can't be careful with that thing, "she said, "maybe it would better if I held on to it."

The Wookiee grew even more bewildered, pushing his head forward as though he didn't quite believe what he was hearing. The rest of the Rock Council caught Leia's meaning instantly and erupted into peals of booming laughter. At the foot of the rock, Han shielded his eyes as though he couldn't bear to watch what was about to happen-but he Was peeking between his fingers, and the tip of Leia's holdout blaster was poking out of the robe folded over his arm.

Leia shrugged off Han's lack of confidence as simple overprotectiveness and stepped toward the Wookiee. "You heard me. Hand it over."

Finally seeming to realize that he was being challenged, the Wookiee raised the jawbone over his head-about a meter out of Leia's reach-then shook his head and taunted her with a fang-filled grin.

Another peal of laughter rumbled across Council Rock, and a handful of voices began to yowl warnings not to let Han's bedmate do to him what Han's shipmate had done to his son.

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