She told me she was Alderaanian. [People from different planets meet, certainly, but her first inclination is to wonder if they're being played. But what would the point be?]
[Well that's a worrying inconsistency, all the more so because of who the conflicting stories were told to. She brought Corellia up, Han recalls that pretty clearly.
There are reasons, he can imagine, why one might lie. Still, he frowns at the thought.]
It was strange. [She shakes her head.] She thought Organa was an Alderaanian name, but she didn't seem sure.
[And she certainly didn't seem to recognize its significance. Leia's pretty sure it isn't pure conceit to expect the royal house of Alderaan to make an impression in others' minds.]
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A girl named Maya. I don't think she's been here that long.
[But, that's a month or so she has on them. Plus access to the engines.]
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[Leia's mouth purses.]
She told me she was Alderaanian. [People from different planets meet, certainly, but her first inclination is to wonder if they're being played. But what would the point be?]
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There are reasons, he can imagine, why one might lie. Still, he frowns at the thought.]
Did she know you?
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[And she certainly didn't seem to recognize its significance. Leia's pretty sure it isn't pure conceit to expect the royal house of Alderaan to make an impression in others' minds.]
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So maybe not someone we want to put a lot of trust in.
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[She'd rather not rule any of their potential allies out, but she's hesitant to think of Maya as anything more than potential so far.]
We'll see what the explanation is.
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Yeah.
[At least they've got each other. She's right, that's one bright point, and thinking on that he keeps rubbing her shoulder.]