Dark Nest 01: The Joiner King by Troy Denning

Author:Troy Denning
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Solo, Science Fiction, Star Wars Fiction, Skywalker, Fiction, Luke (Fictitious Character), American, Fantasy, Adventure, Han (Fictitious Character), General, Space Opera, Media Tie-In
ISBN: 9780345463043
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 2005-12-06T00:00:00+00:00

“I wasn’t looking for your blessing, Dad.” Jaina’s voice had grown hard—not angry, just hard. “And I guess I’d be foolish to hope for anything else.”

“If you’re going to be ronto-brained about this, yeah,” Han said. “I’ll tell you what. You take Saba back in the Falcon, and your mother and I’ll stay here to handle the Chiss.”

“And recover Lowie,” Leia added.

“You’d let me fly the Falcon home?” Jaina asked, cocking her head in an all-too-Killik-like fashion.

“Alone?”

“Well, with Alema and Zekk,” Han said. “Sure.”

Jaina scowled. “Who do you think you’re talking to, Dad? I know how you feel about insects.” She turned her back on Han and held her arms out to Leia. “Mother?”

“I wish you’d listen to your father.” Leia’s chest grew heavy, for she could see Han’s frustration with Jaina turning to anger. “You do know you might be the real prize in this conflict? Raynar isn’t the earnest young man who went to Myrkr with you. He’s desperate and lonely. I wouldn’t be surprised if he had instigated the whole border conflict just to draw you—”

“Mom, sometimes you think too much.” Jaina lowered her arms, then turned and started away. “You’d better get the Falcon off this moon. I’ll try to warn Aunt Mara through the Force.”

“Jaina!” Han barked.

Jaina ignored him.

Zekk said, “Do what you can with the Chiss. We’ll keep things in check here.”

He turned and started after Jaina.

“This isn’t over, you know!” Han said to their backs. “We’re going to come back.”

Jaina waved over her shoulder, but Alema remained where she was, in front of the Solos.

“I’ll be going with you,” the Twi’lek said to Leia.

Jaina and Zekk both stopped and whirled around in surprise.

“You will?” Jaina asked.

“We didn’t expect this,” Zekk said.

“They’ll need a guide,” Alema explained. “They can’t go back the same way they came without stopping at Yoggoy, and that may not be a good idea—at least not until we know who’s behind these attacks.”

Jaina scowled at the unexpected change of plan, but nodded and turned to her father. “Do you have room on the Falcon ?”

“Sure,” Han said. “Why don’t you all come?”

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