Star Wars Forces of Destiny: The Leia Chronicles by Emma Carlson Berne

Author:Emma Carlson Berne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lucasfilm Press
Published: 2018-03-09T05:00:00+00:00

Han and Chewie strolled between the fires, Han sipping from a cup of something spicy that one of the Ewoks had pressed on him. It wasn’t bad, either. “Well, Chewie, we did it.” Han slapped his copilot’s hairy shoulder.

Chewie grunted.

“Oh, of course, Chewie—sorry.” Han raised his glass in salute. “By the way, stealing that scout walker was a stroke of genius.”

Chewie nodded, accepting the thanks. Then he raised a hand and gestured at a group of stormtroopers, sitting back-to-back with their hands tied behind them. They looked dirty and miserable. Chewie gestured again and growled.

“What are the Ewoks doing?” Han looked more closely at the group surrounding the prisoners. They were chanting rhythmically, keeping time with the big drums the shamans were beating, some of them chopping up roots and vegetables on a wide wooden table. As Han watched, three Ewoks drew knives from their belts and began sharpening them on stones while the others looked on approvingly. They kept testing the blades with their fingers, and when they were satisfied, they raised the knives high in the air and shouted something to the others. One Ewok stood right in front of a captive stormtrooper and sliced up an orange vegetable, pelting the trooper with bits of it.

Chewie nudged Han again and grunted.

“Wait…wait—the stormtroopers?” Han considered. “Well…you think we should let them? It’s not like the Imperials are our favorite people.”

Chewie shrugged.

“Let them what?” Leia asked, coming up behind Han and Chewie.

Han whirled around. “L-Leia! We were just…” He looked to Chewie for help.

Leia smiled in a way that said she knew exactly what was going on. “You were just…letting the Ewoks cook the enemy?” She shook her head, her smile widening into a grin.

Chewie grunted a defense.

“Don’t even try it, Chewie,” Leia mock scolded, her hands on her hips.

“We just got here!” Han protested, raising his hands. “How were we to know what they were planning?”

Leia glanced over at the Ewoks happily chopping up vegetables and waving their knives at the stormtroopers. The troopers kept trying to edge away from the Ewoks, sliding centimeter by centimeter across the dirt. “Well, were you going to stop them?”

“Of course!” Han pasted on a look of innocence. Leia narrowed her eyes at him. “Er…maybe. Look, who am I to interfere?” He elbowed Chewie, who gave a roar of agreement.

Leia rolled her eyes, but Han could see the grin she was trying to hide. “I’ll take care of this,” she said, raising one eyebrow at them.

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