Star Wars(r) Allegiance (Star Wars) by Timothy Zahn

Author:Timothy Zahn [Zahn, Timothy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, General, Science Fiction, Science Fiction - Adventure, Fiction - Science Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction - Space Opera, Space opera, Life on other planets, Science Fiction And Fantasy, Media Tie-In - General, Star wars fiction, Skywalker; Luke (Fictitious character), Science Fiction - Star Wars, Media Tie-In, Solo; Han (Fictitious character), Leia; Princess (Fictitious character)
ISBN: 9780345477392
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2007-12-26T01:57:31.577000+00:00

entire sector. If you have information about them, let's have it. Now."

Han gazed at him, the bitter taste of distant memory welling up on the

back of his tongue. He'd had that same noble fervor once, back before the

Empire's basic fundamental cruelty had finally gotten through to him.

And it was a righteous passion no pirate or raider could ever

counterfeit. Whoever these men were, they weren't with the BloodScars.

"Let me use your comm a minute."

LaRone studied his face. "In here," he said, stepping to one side and

gesturing to the door behind him.

Beyond the door, as Han had guessed, was a crew lounge. "We can patch you

through the intercom," LaRone said, pointing to an entertainment computer

desk. "Quiller?"

"Who do you want to talk to?" a voice asked from the speaker.

"Our friend in the freighter out there," Han said, sitting down at the

computer. A keyboard lit up, and he punched in Casement's comm frequency.

"Casement, it's Solo."

"About time," Casement's voice growled. "Are you

all right? Chewbacca said you'd gone aboard the

Suwantek—"

"We're fine," Han interrupted. "Porter said you had a brush with the

BloodScars off Ashkas-kov a couple months ago. Did you get their vector

when they left?"

"Yes," Casement said, sounding puzzled. "But there's no reason to think

they were going anywhere in particular."

"I'm betting they were headed home," Han said. "Porter told us everyone

was dead except you, and they thought you were, too. No reason for them

to hide where they were going."

"I suppose," Casement said. "You want me to send you the vector?"

"If you haven't got anything better to do," Han said, trying hard not to

be sarcastic. These Rebel types could be ridiculously slow sometimes.

"Sure," Casement growled. "Just let me put down the hook-point scarf I

was working on."

Han rolled his eyes. Slow and snippy. "Anytime."

"Here it comes," Casement said.

"Got it," Quiller's voice confirmed.

Han looked at LaRone. "Now what?"

LaRone looked at Grave. "Tell him he can go, with our thanks."

"Our new friends say you can take off," Han relayed. "Good flying."

"You, too," Casement said. "And thanks for your help. You and your new

friends."

There was a soft click as the contact was broken. "There he goes,"

Quiller reported.

"So now all we have to do is hit up the HoloNet station and see what kind

of messages they sent to systems along that vector," Han said. "That

pretty much what

you had in mind, Luke?" "Yes," Luke confirmed.

"Let's hope they like Consolidated Shipping people down there," Han

added, eyeing LaRone closely.

The other's face didn't even twitch. "Fortunately, we won't have to find

out," he said. "As it happens, we already have the Conso City HoloNet

records from just after the swooper attack." He smiled faintly. "That's

why we were on Drunost. We thought that whatever was left of the gang

might have called big brother for help." He gestured to one of the two

men who'd played backstop earlier. "Marcross?"

"I'll set up the program," Marcross said, giving Han a speculative look

as he brushed past. He went through a door at the forward end of the

lounge, and Han caught a glimpse of a cockpit anteroom before the door

closed again.

"This is Brightwater, by the way," LaRone added, gesturing to the

remaining man.

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