Legacy of the Force III: Tempest by Troy Denning

Author:Troy Denning
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Science Fiction - Adventure, Science Fiction - Space Opera, Fiction - Science Fiction, Star Wars, Science fiction, Star Wars fiction, Space Opera, Science Fiction - Star Wars, Fiction, Luke (Fictitious character), Skywalker, Adventure, Media Tie-In - General, General, Science Fiction And Fantasy, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780739477052
Publisher: Del Rey / Ballantine
Published: 2006-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

After a hasty departure from Telkur Station, the Falcon emerged from her first hyperspace

jump in a pocket of realspace listed on the charts as "Knot Holes." As far as Leia could

tell, the name was a reference to the dozens of narrow hyperspace lanes that punched

through the black depths of Transitory Mists, creating a torn-curtain tableau of jagged,

star-filled shapes. Han, who was seated in the copilot’s seat while Leia did the flying,

pointed toward a crescent of stars hanging on the starboard side of the viewport.

"That. . . way." Han was sweating with pain and unable to move his wounded shoulder, but

he refused to go back to the medical bay until they were a safe distance away from Telkur

Station. He glanced back toward Lady Morwan, who was sitting behind Leia at the

navigator’s station, then added, "We’re heading back to the Interior?"

"Correct," Morwan replied. Her voice grew a little louder as she addressed the rest of her

reply to the back of Leia’s head. "I hope that won’t be an inconvenience, Princess."

"Not at all." Leia turned the yoke in the direction Han had indicated and caught him

watching the S-thread display, no doubt checking signal strength. Once they figured out

whom Lady Morwan was working for, they would need to access the HoloNet and pass the

intelligence on as quickly as possible. "We’re entirely at your service. We’ve been

operating on our own initiative since the first assassination attempt failed."

"Assassination." Morwan’s voice held a definite tone of remorse as she repeated the word.

"Depose sounds so much better ... but I suppose assassination is more honest, isn’t it? If

the Council didn’t want the Queen Mother killed, it wouldn’t have hired Aurra Sing."

The name made Leia lift her brow. She knew from historical records that Aurra Sing had

been a ruthless killer of Jedi Knights during the Old Republic. Before she could ask if

that was Nashtah’s real name, Han twisted around to look squarely at Morwan.

"Don’t tell me you’re growing a conscience all of a sudden?"

"I’m as dedicated to the Consortium’s independence as you are to Corellia’s." Morwan’s

voice had grown just cold enough to show her displeasure at being questioned by a man.

"That doesn’t mean I relish the deaths of the Queen Mother and the Chume’da."

"Of course not," Leia said. She glanced at Morwan’s reflection in the canopy, wondering

the same thing she knew Han was: were Morwan’s misgivings strong enough to make her change

sides and simply reveal the identity of the coup organizers? "Decisions like these are

never easy."

"Perhaps I can be of some assistance," C-3PO offered. "If you’re talking about the woman

who accompanied us on our escape from Fountain Palace, I have some data su ggesting she

couldn’t possibly be Aurra Sing."

"Just because she said her name was Nashtah doesn’t mean it was," Han said. "If that’s

your data, forget it."

"I’m well acquainted with the use of aliases, Captain Solo," C-3PO replied. "Why, I have

an entire sector of memory dedicated to the identities you and Princess Leia have assumed."

"We’re more interested in Aurra Sing," Leia said. "If Lady Morwan says she was, I’m

inclined to believe her.

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