The ride from the Galactic Voyager back to the Pillory was filled with silence. Leia stayed in the cockpit with Han and Chewbacca, watching the transition from ship to ship. Padmé was in the main hold with Threepio and Artoo, who had only recently been smuggled from the Solo apartment on Coruscant. Shockingly, Padmé had once been the owner of the family droids, and was more than pleased to see yet another tie to her old life. And then there they were, alone. He didn’t remove his hand from her back as they sauntered slowly after Padmé. “I’ve been thinking,” he said at last, eyes straight ahead.