Honor Among Thieves: Star Wars (Star Wars: Empire and Rebellion Book 2) by Corey James S.A

Author:Corey, James S.A. [Corey, James S.A.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780345546869
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 2014-03-04T05:00:00+00:00

Han, Baasen, and Chewbacca tramped across the thick blue ice of the cave, their shadows shifting around them as they passed the emergency lights. Baasen’s expression was unreadable. The fighter, when they reached it, wasn’t as bad as Han had feared. The stabilizer was fused, but it was a standard design. Han could pull any of a dozen from one piece of equipment on the Falcon or another. The pilot was a young man, even more fresh-faced than Luke. Han hadn’t been sure that was possible.

Chewbacca hauled himself up on the fighter’s wing while Han and Baasen got a welding torch and soldering alloy. Leia moved among the fighter pilots, talking and asking questions. Seeing her among them reminded him of the halls and gardens of Kiamurr. This was what she did. It was what gave her power. If she wound up running the galaxy, it would be because of moments like this one, asking for the loyalty of people who had no reason to be loyal to her.

People like him.

“Well, old friend, it’s a good, good day,” Baasen said.

“How do you figure that?” Han asked.

“Scarlet’s hyperdrive killer exists, doesn’t it? And the chances of you and me gunning each other down have fallen a notch. At least that’s how I see it.”

“We’re about to throw all eight X-wings at a Star Destroyer so that we can sneak down into the ruins of some xenophobic dead species’ civilization and try to steal this thing from who knows how many Imperial troops and scientists. And that’s a good day?”

Baasen pursed his lips. “Well, put that way, it sounds less so. But better than it could have been for us.”

“It’s thinking like that that put you in trouble with Jabba in the first place.”

“Ah, but let this all play out well, and it’ll be him who’s got trouble with us, eh?”

One of the fighter pilots whooped, jumping up to the X-wing’s cockpit and striking a pose while the men around him laughed. Han couldn’t say quite why the sight left a sour taste in his mouth.

“Come on,” he said. “Let’s get this over with.”

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