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“Sounds like a busy day,” Mon Mothma said.
“It can’t be too busy,” Leia said. “Luke is having his last bacta treatment this afternoon, and I plan to be there when he wakes up. Then I am going home. Han promised dinner for me.”
“And no children until tomorrow,” Mon Mothma said.
Leia smiled. “A person always has to make the best of every situation,” she said.
“Oh, you do, Leia,” Mon Mothma said.
The moment had suddenly gotten too serious for Leia. She put her arm around Mon Mothma’s waist. “A whole new chapter in here,” Leia said.
“Yes,” Mon Mothma said. “And the first order of business is for me to step down and you to regain your post.”
“Think they’ll ratify my return?” Leia asked.
“Without dissent,” Mon Mothma said.
Then they opened the door to the temporary Senate Hall. Leia was already planning her speech. It would be different from the one she had planned so long ago. This one would be about unity and respect.
She would set the tone for the new Senate term.
And this time, she would do it right.
About the Author
KRISTINE KATHRYN RUSCH is an award-winning mystery, romance, science fiction, and fantasy writer. She has written many novels under various names, including Kristine Grayson for romance, and Kris Nelscott for mystery. Her novels have made the bestseller lists, and have been published in fourteen countries and thirteen different languages. Her awards range from the Ellery Queen Readers Choice Award to the John W. Campbell Award. She is the only person in the history of the science fiction field to have won a Hugo award for editing and a Hugo award for fiction. Her short work has been reprinted in sixteen Year’s Best collections. She is the former editor of the prestigious The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Before that, she and Dean Wesley Smith, started and ran Pulphouse Publishing, a science fiction and mystery press in Eugene. She lives and works on the Oregon Coast.
Visit her online at kriswrites.com
Works by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Science Fiction
Star Wars
Star Wars: The New Rebellion
Diving Universe Series
Diving Into the Wreck
City of Ruins
Boneyards
The Spires of Denon (Short Novel)
The Retrieval Artist Series
The Disappeared
Extremes
Consequences
Buried Deep
Paloma
The Recovery Man
The Recovery Man’s Bargain (Short Novel)
Duplicate Effort
The Possession of Paavo Deshin (Short Novel)
The Retrieval Artist (Short Novel)
Alien Influences
Fantasy Novels
The Fey Series
The Fey: Sacrifice
The Fey: Changeling
The Fey: The Rival
The Fey: Resistance
The Fey: Victory
The Black Throne Series
The Black Queen
The Black King
The White Mists of Power
Heart Readers
Traitors
Façade
The Devil’s Churn
Sins of the Blood
Fantasy Life
Written As Kristine Grayson
Utterly Charming
Thoroughly Kissed
Completely Smitten
Simply Irresistible
Absolutely Captivated
Totally Spellbound
Wickedly Charming
Mystery Novels
Hitler’s Angel
Spree
Written as Kris Nelscott
The Smokey Dalton Series
Dangerous Road
Smoke-Filled Rooms
Thin Walls
Stone Cribs
The War at Home
Days of Rage
Other Novels
The Death of Davy Moss
STAR WARS—The Expanded Universe
You saw the movies. You watched the cartoon series, or maybe played some of the video games. But did you know …
In The Empire Strikes Back, Princess Leia Organa said to Han Solo, “I love you.” Han said, “I know.” But did you know that they actually got married? And had three Jedi children: the twins, Jacen and Jaina, and a younger son, Anakin?
Luke Skywalker was trained as a Jedi by Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda. But did you know that, years later, he went on to revive the Jedi Order and its commitment to defending the galaxy from evil and injustice?
Obi-Wan said to Luke, “For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of