Dumbly, Cassian said, "Alderaan is a Core planet."
(Yeah, so? NiJedha had been a holy city. But still… Mid-Rim. And Scarif: Outer Rim. He thought, surely, if nothing but Imperial elitism…)
Alderaan. 'Planet of beauty'. Isatabith Rain Forest, Cloud Shape Falls, starblossoms and thrantas…
Glad as he was that the forest and temples of Yavin 4 still existed—not to mention the Rebellion—he'd never imagined…
Finally, Cassian said numbly, "Okay." No open datalink would exist to the Rebellion's current status or whereabouts. Except something for… "That must have gotten the Alliance a lot of new recruits. We could use my Fulcrum codes to make contact." He belatedly looked up at Kay, as well. "Assuming…"
He'd almost said …that's why we're here. But he didn't believe in whys, nor, he thought, would Kay.
He said instead: "…that wasn't also the end of the Empire."
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Dumbly, Cassian said, "Alderaan is a Core planet."
(Yeah, so? NiJedha had been a holy city. But still… Mid-Rim. And Scarif: Outer Rim. He thought, surely, if nothing but Imperial elitism…)
Alderaan. 'Planet of beauty'. Isatabith Rain Forest, Cloud Shape Falls, starblossoms and thrantas…
Glad as he was that the forest and temples of Yavin 4 still existed—not to mention the Rebellion—he'd never imagined…
Finally, Cassian said numbly, "Okay." No open datalink would exist to the Rebellion's current status or whereabouts. Except something for… "That must have gotten the Alliance a lot of new recruits. We could use my Fulcrum codes to make contact." He belatedly looked up at Kay, as well. "Assuming…"
He'd almost said …that's why we're here. But he didn't believe in whys, nor, he thought, would Kay.
He said instead: "…that wasn't also the end of the Empire."