"You really don't," and he tries to make it sound like a joke. "I've had some bad jobs, but working for that Hutt clan was the worst."

He untangles the braids with the same methodical pace he's kept since sitting down here with her. Talking about Ylesia isn't what he wants to do right now, either, so he steers them back to Alderaan.

"Anyway, we landed and I got to wander around Aldera while I waited for Muuurgh to wake up," as he runs his fingers through her already loose hair before starting in on another braid. "Kid tried to pick my pocket, but he wasn't very good at it. Didn't even look like he was hungry, and the security officer tailing me didn't even try to arrest me."