Star Wars: A New Hope: The Life of Luke Skywalker by Ryder Windham

Author:Ryder Windham
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Action & Adventure, Science fiction, Skywalker, Juvenile Fiction, Star Wars fiction, Fiction, Luke (Fictitious character), Adventure fiction, General, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780545097321
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2009-09-01T07:00:00+00:00

Frija's tauntaun made a grumbling sound, and she patted the side of the beast's neck. "Because I'm not my father," she said. "I couldn't let you die. I just couldn't." Luke smiled at her. "You're very brave."

"That's kind of you to say," Frija said sadly. "But I'd be a liar if I said I didn't have a selfish interest in keeping you alive. Last night, I thought you were still unconscious up until you jumped off the tauntaun to stop my father, but I guess you were awake, and you heard me, what I said about needing someone young and attractive? To keep me company?"

Luke blushed. "Yeah," he said. "I did hear you say that."

"But I didn't mean that I needed just anyone," Frija said hastily. "I mean, I'm really, really glad I found you."

"Me too," Luke said, liking the girl more and more.

"There's your ship," Frija said, pointing to a distant gray spot in a wide white valley below their position. A fresh dusting of snow rested on the crashed vessel, which lay at an angle near a rocky outcropping.

As they rode down a hill toward the wreckage, Luke said, "Why didn't your father seek refuge with the Rebel Alliance, Frija?"

"He hates both sides."

Luke looked at Frija, expecting her to explain, but she didn't. Although he was curious about the reasons for her father's actions, he didn't want to upset Frija with too many questions.

A moment later, Frija interrupted the silence. "I'm sorry about our communicator, Luke. My father smashed it when we first arrived here."

Luke shook his head. "He's sure serious about isolating the two of you from the Empire and the Rebellion. But I think I've got a solution to the problem, especially since Threepio locked him away where he can't interfere."

As their tauntauns arrived at the crash site, Frija said, "Luke, I'm willing to defy my father to help you, except what can we do here?"

"Yeah, my ship's communicator is as useless as yours," Luke said. "However, between the two, I bet we can cannibalize enough parts for a working model."

They dismounted the tauntauns and entered the ship. Once inside, Frija huddled beside Luke while he began disassembling the components he needed. Despite the freezing temperature, Luke could feel the warmth of Frija's breath against the side of his face.

It didn't take long for Luke to gather the necessary components. When he was finished, he said, "That does it, Frija. With the parts we've salvaged from this wreck's communicator, combined with the damaged one back at your cave, I'm sure I'll be signaling the Rebel Alliance in no time."

"It's wonderful working with you, Luke," Frija said. "Actually sharing some purpose instead of just existing in isolation day after day as my father insists I do."

Frija helped carry the parts out to the tauntauns and load them into the saddle packs Luke had brought. "You don't know how happy I've been today," she said, "sharing your company, doing meaningful work."

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