Star Wars Adventures in Wild Space: The Snare: Book 1 by Lucasfilm Press

Author:Lucasfilm Press
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 2017-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

Lina spun around to see a man standing in the side door. He wore an olive-green uniform and smirked triumphantly at her from beneath a hat. His grin showed the metal teeth of his robotic jaw.

“Hello, Lina,” growled Captain Korda of the Imperial Navy. “How nice to finally make your acquaintance. Your mother has told me so much about you.”

Lina stared at Dil in disbelief. “How could you?”

The traitor stared at his desk, shaking his head. “I’m sorry,” he muttered weakly. But Lina didn’t wait to hear any more. She spun around, ready to run back out into the hallway, but her path was blocked by a pair of stormtroopers. They aimed their blasters right at her, ready to fire.

Morq cried out in panic and leapt from her shoulders. One of the stormtroopers turned and fired. The blaster sounded like thunder in the confines of Dil’s office. The bolt hit the floor, but Morq was too fast. He crashed past the blinds, escaping through the open window. The trooper moved to go after him but stopped at the wave of Korda’s gloved hand.

“That creature isn’t important,” the captain drawled. “All I want is the data.”

He stalked forward. Lina backed away as he moved closer.

“She hasn’t got it,” Dil said quickly. “D-don’t hurt her.”

The captain turned his head to look at the Sullustan. “Hurt her? Why on Coruscant would I do that?”

“I can’t believe you would sell us out!” Lina spat at Dil. “We’ve known you since we were babies.”

Dil still didn’t meet her gaze. “They threatened me, Lina. I was scared. I’ve…I’ve done some things in the past that I’m not proud of, before I met your parents. Your mom and dad straightened me out, but—”

“But his past crimes have come back to haunt him,” Korda cut in. “It was a simple choice—betray you or spend the rest of his days mining carbonite in a Kalaan prison camp. Don’t be too hard on him. He took all of two seconds to decide.”

Korda took a step closer and Lina bumped up against the wall. There was nowhere else to go.

The captain loomed over her. “There is nothing to be afraid of. As I told your parents, the Empire wishes to bring peace and order to Wild Space. To do so, we require their maps. It’s really quite simple.”

“Then why did you arrest them?” Lina blurted out.

Korda’s wolfish smile evaporated. “Your mother only gave me part of the data—maps of useless rocks. I thought Pexton might have the rest—how fortunate that you’re still alive. I trust you’d like to stay that way.”

Behind him, Dil stepped forward.

“Captain, please,” Dil begged. “She’s just a kid.”

Korda silenced the Sullustan with a single glare. “She’s a criminal, like yourself.”

Lina tried not to cry as Korda raised a gloved hand and lifted her chin so that she looked straight into his icy blue eyes. “Now tell me. Where are those maps?”

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