Star Wars: New Jedi Order Book 8b: Emissary of the Void by Greg Keyes

Author:Greg Keyes [Keyes, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Tags: Science Fiction/Fantasy, Star Wars
Publisher: Bonadan Books
Published: 2004-04-04T22:00:00+00:00

“Yes, that hurt,” Uldir said.

He and the young Jedi were a painful tangle of limbs in the u-shaped concavity where the pipe turned briefly horizontal before continuing its downward plunge into the belly of the mining-beast. Uldir’s dislocated shoulder hurt more than ever, but at least now it had plenty of company–his aching head, his bruised legs, and a cracked rib or two.

“Oh, don’t complain,” Klin-Fa said. “At least we’re still alive.”

Her voice startled him, because in the near darkness he hadn’t realized her lips were right next to his ear. He felt her breath on it and was suddenly aware that one of her arms lay across his chest and her head was in the nestle of his shoulder. He could feel her heart beating.

He could feel his own, too, suddenly changing tempo.

Dark Jedi, he reminded himself. Very Bad. l came here to stop her. “Can you move?” He asked.

“Right,” she said, softly. “Like you want me to.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Hey, the Force is a powerful ally.”

“Don’t do that! Keep out of my head.”

Her voice hardened. “Hey, Lochett? Don’t you know a joke when you hear it? You, know, levity in a dark situation and all that?”

Oh. “Sure. I was playing along. Come on, let’s jet out of here.”

She shifted off of him, and he sat up.

“We’d better fix that first,” she said, taking him by the arm.

“No, now, wait–” But then she twisted and shoved, and sheets of nebular fire coruscated across his vision.

“Ow!” he gasped. But his arm was back in its socket.

“That could have waited,” he muttered.

“No way. I’m not hauling you back up that thing. You have to climb yourself.” She paused thoughtfully. “Where’s your ship, anyway?”

“I wish I knew,” Uldir said. “It’s lucky to be anywhere after what you did to it.”

He expected a tart reply, but instead he got a pause.

“Look,” she finally said, “I’m sorry about that. It’s just–you don’t understand how important it was I come here. Every free sentient in the universe is depending on me. And–”

“And what?” Uldir snapped. “And you figured my crew and I were expendable? Fine, but if you were going to leave us to die you might have at least given us a hint as to what we were dying for. Though I think I’ve figured it out.”

“–and I didn’t want to involve you,” she continued. “After I was done here I planned to bring your A-wing back and help you return to civilization.”

It rang with conviction, and for an instant Uldir believed it.

But then, someone strong in the Force could make you believe, couldn’t they?

“Let’s just get out of here,” he said. “If we survive–which isn’t all the likely–we can talk about it then.”

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