She'd nod if he weren't holding strands of her hair, coils and loops that had been woven tightly into braids that stayed for days tangling around his fingers.
Alderaan was good. Too good, she'd argue, for someone like her these days. It was a peaceful world, and even though she'd been taught how to fight and defend herself, she doubted that Bail Organa had done so with the intentions of her ever using them to become some sort of militarist general. A princess of Alderaan wasn't meant to lead armies.
Nor were Jedi. (Which is exactly why they'd been pushed into a position where they had no choice but to do exactly that.)
"I'd like to go back. Someday. Not now." It was too dangerous at the moment, and Leia feared turning her homeworld into a target all over again. "But someday. After we make things right. When the war is over and the Emperor's been dealt with."
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Date: 2015-12-23 06:49 am (UTC)Alderaan was good. Too good, she'd argue, for someone like her these days. It was a peaceful world, and even though she'd been taught how to fight and defend herself, she doubted that Bail Organa had done so with the intentions of her ever using them to become some sort of militarist general. A princess of Alderaan wasn't meant to lead armies.
Nor were Jedi. (Which is exactly why they'd been pushed into a position where they had no choice but to do exactly that.)
"I'd like to go back. Someday. Not now." It was too dangerous at the moment, and Leia feared turning her homeworld into a target all over again. "But someday. After we make things right. When the war is over and the Emperor's been dealt with."