Chapter 63

"What do you mean," he said grumpy.

"Ben will help you and me to get those stones at the right place. You and me can fill any gaps between the rocks with smaller ones before we plaster them and secure the construction."

Cemall shrugged his shoulders.

"Do you really think, that Ben can lift that block the way I did." He commented, "You're still idolizing him, Chati. I know he's the hero of your youth, but you're no longer the child when you were ten years old."

"I have seen him doing things I've never seen before," Chati said, "It's amazing what he can do as a Jedi, but when he blew up that first Death Star he wasn't a Jedi Knight yet, ."

Cemall took up the big rock again and stepped on the first layer of the foundation of the wall. He wanted to place the rock near the edge of the plateau, but suddenly he lost his balance and fell of the edge of the plateau. Chati screamed as she saw what was happening. Other harvesters looked up and saw Cemall falling down on the other side of the mountain. Cornell ran over to them, but then, before he would smack on the rocks, Cemall stopped falling. Next Cemall's body then began to rise again until it was level with the plateau and slid across the foundation of the wall onto the plateau. He was placed on his feet, but when he looked around with a pale face, he collapsed and fainted. Cornell and the other harvesters rushed to the young man.. Chati looked up to the top of the wall high above the plateau where Luke Skywalker stood. He slowly was lowering his hand and started to walk over to the rope ladders. Chati watched in astonishment as he descended the ladder and walked toward Cemall, who still lay on the rock of the plateau. Luke knelt beside the boy and placed his hand on Cemall's face. He looked silently at the fainted young man before withdrawing his hand.

"He is alright, Cornell. He just fainted. Do you have some water at hand."

One of the harvesters handed Luke a bottle. Gently Luke sprinkled some water on Cemall's face. The boy began to shake his head and opened his eyes.

"What happened... I... slipped... fell. I thought... I... was going to die." He stuttered and suddenly began to cry violently. Chati walked over to him and knelt down beside him, looking at Luke..

"You saved him, using Jedi telekinesis, didn't you, Ben?" She whispered

"I sensed what you and Cemall were talking about, Chati. Your colleague, Quelan, was a bit too reckless in his attempts to prove he could move such a massive block," Luke replied. "We'd better get him back to camp so he can recover. He's in shock and needs someone to look after him.""

"I can do that, Ben. My mother taught how to take care of sick people, but how do we get him up the rope ladder?" She said whispering.

Luke rose and looked at Cornell and the other harvesters who still stood looking at the crying and shaking young man.

"Ben, what happened? I heard Chati scream. I saw my son fall off the edge of the plateau, and then his fall was stopped in midair. Did you...? Did you save his life? You weren't there, and yet..."

""Don't thank me, Cornell. I hope Cemall is a little more careful building this wall," Luke said. "Perhaps the other harvesters can help us get your son to the campsite. Chati will take care of him. She told me her mother taught her to care for the sick. I'll check on him too.""

Some harvesters arrived with some kind of primitive stretcher, more like a large unfolded bag.

"Ben, we use this to lower heavier equipment. Maybe we can use it to get Cemall to our camp site."

Luke nodded.

"Can you place it near rope ladders and lay Cemall on it ."

Carefully the harvester laid the huddled boy on the bottom the unfolded bag. Luke helped to fasten the ropes at the eight rings around the bag. Before he grabbed the main rope he beckoned Chati.

"Get the camp site and prepare his sleeping place."

Chati hurriedly climbed a rope ladder and disappeared at the top. Luke looked up, held the main rope, and jumped upward, becoming one with the Force. Once at the top, he carefully began to hoist the bag containing Cemall. The harvesters watched Luke in astonishment, until Cornell and Wollin hurried up the rope ladders, then quickly followed their two leaders.

Cornell and his son walked over to Luke's tree house. Luke was sitting in the door way and saw them coming.

"Good to see, you've recovered from that nasty fall, Cemall," Luke said.

"I had a good sleep, Ben, after Chati had given me to drink something she brewed," Cemall said.

Luke had jumped down and looked at the young man with a smile.

"I'll be more careful, Ben," Cemall said and stretched out both hands, "Thanks for saving my life. I still can't imagine what happened, but I'm very grateful to you and so is my father. I never believed in what you Jedi could do with that unseen power my grandfather Manall told me about. I also now understand why Chati is idolizing you."

Luke started to laugh and took the young Quelan's hands.

"Chati, is idolizing me?"

"Yes, hasn't she told you, that you're her hero after she had seen your image on the holonet, when she was a young girl."

"She has told me, Cemall. I even have seen the image of me, she has kept with her when you harvesters brought the inhabitants of Ribana to the western harbor."

"My father had talked to me and told me that Chati has the same power as you have."

Luke shook his head.

"I don't have a special power as a Jedi and Chati hasn't that power either. What you mean is that as a Jedi I have learn to listen to the Force and what she expects of me or what she can do for me. Chati wants to learn to listen to the Force, but, as I already told your father, that won't be easy for her."

"Ben, are there more Quelans who can make use of the Force? My grandfather Manall, for instance."

"I haven't met your grandfather yet, Cemall, but there's at least one other Quelan who uses the Force and that's master Kamalin."

"Ben, I will be more careful, when I work again at the wall. I wanted to impress Chati and show what heave rocks I could carry. My father scolded me for my recklessness. I'm very glad you're around with us."

"That's alright, Cemall, I'm glad to work with you and the other and help you to make progress with the plan your grandfather has started. Tomorrow I will help you and Chati to put some the heavier rocks near the edge of the plateau."

Cemall looked at his father.

"I'm going to the others, dad. They wanted to tell me what they saw when I started to fall along the other side of the mountain. I asked Chati, but she didn't want to talk about it. She only said that she was terribly shocked when I fell. I feel sorry, for her."

Cemall walked away to the large community tree house. Cornell and Luke watched him go.

"My son has had a tough lesson, Ben. But I can't express how grateful I am that you've made use of the Force to save his life. Cemall is my eldest and I hope that one day he will be the leader of the harvesters, but he still has a lot to learn I fear."

"He still is a young man, Cornell, and he is lucky that he has a father who will guided him."

"Ben, what you have done for me and my son, makes you a real member of the harvesters. Whatever will happen in the future when you need our support to fight that intruder who ruined our community, you can count on our help. We will never let you down. We will fight along with you, all of us."

"Thank you, Cornell, for that promise, but I hope that it won't be necessary to put the lives of the harvesters in danger."

"Will you join us tonight to celebrate my son's unexpected recovery. I'm sure some of my men want to know more about the Jedi, for they saw you jump from the plateau up to the camp site."

"I will come, Cornell, but I first want to have a word with Chati."

"I will send for her, Ben." Cornell said and walked away.

Luke sat himself against the stem of tree under his tree house. A couple of minutes passed when he noticed that Chati was walking up to him.

"You send for me, Ben?" She asked, "Do you want to talk about what I gave Cemall to fall asleep. It's a very simple brew. My mother taught me when I took care of my younger brother when we were fleeing through the wild lands to reach the western harbor."

Luke pointed to the moss next to him.

"You may tell my padawan about it, Chati, whenever you meet her. I'm sure she will be very interested in that knowledge. You probably can tell her a lot more about the way you Quelans can use herbs for curing."

"Her, Ben? Your padawan is a woman? What's her name? Why isn't she here with you, like Ian is accompanying his master, your sister."

"My padawan is called Liane Solichor and she is carrying out another important mission."

"She doesn't need your help, Ben?"

"She would love it, if I could help her, but I have promised your father and your uncle to help the Quelans of Ribana. I told my padawan about your people and what has happened to them. She fully agrees that we should fulfill our mission separately."

"She must be very trustworthy, Ben, that you can leave your padawan to carry out a mission on her own, and she already be a very strong believer in the Force. Are you sure I will meet her one day. I would love to tell her about all the herbs we use. My mother has taught me a lot and so has master Kamalin. He has a lot of herbs in his garden."

Suddenly Chati silenced and looked away to floor of the tree house above her.

"I miss him, Ben. I'd wish I could let him know I'm alright."

Luke look at the young Quelan woman.

"He probably knows, Chati, and he will tell your parents not to worry about you. I only hope that they will believe what he is telling them."

They were both silent for a while. Chati looked up to Luke.

"Ben, you want to ask me something, isn't it?"

Luke nodded.

"As my padawan isn't accompanying me, I'm asking you to help me, Chati. I'm working on a plan, where I might have to use a specific meditation of my Jedi skills. At our first meeting you told me that you don't seek doing anything dangerous. What I want to ask you to do, isn't dangerous neither for you, nor for me. Will you help me and assist me working out the Force meditation the right way?

Chati beamed and nodded with a sparkling glimpse in her eyes.

"I gladly will assist you, Ben. I even would assist you if there would be any danger. Tell me what I have to do."

Luke glanced sideways at the young Quelan woman, who, with a radiant smile, showed her complete dedication to helping him. He hesitated for a moment, remembering the first time Liane had told him about what she'd seen in her Force vision. Even more so, the repeated Force vision of him in Jedi Force hibernation still frightened her. Was he taking an unintentional risk by confronting Chati with the image of how Jedi Force hibernation works, too? But he had no choice. Liane was still in Na'ctaMagh'Ba with Ian and Yarmod, and Leia, Han, and Wedge were still in Irithim, or at best, just on their way to Palomintar Four. Chati Fonaldris was currently the only Force-sensitive person he could ask for help. He looked again from the side at Chati who looked at him questioningly. Through the Force he sensed her determination and he decided to tell her what to do.

"Tomorrow morning, Chati, I want you to come to my tree house to wake me up. Don't call me while you're standing on the forest floor outside, but climb the rope ladder and enter my tree house. If I'm still sleeping I want you to wake me up with the following words: "Master Jedi, it's time for the Jedi to wake up."

"Master Jedi, it's time for the Jedi to wake up," Chati repeated, "What does it mean, Ben?"

"It's a wake up call to release me from that specific Jedi meditation, nothing more, but you need to use exactly these words. Can you do that?"

"Of course, I can, Ben. Is that all?"

"For now, yes. If it a bit dark inside my tree house, you can use an ion-torch which is hanging near the entrance. After you wake me up, I'll explain further to you why I'm asking you this. Now we are going to the community building. Cornell has invited me to join him and the others. "

The next morning at dawn Chati woke up in her tree house and remembered what Luke had asked her. She dressed and lower herself to the forest floor. The other harvester still seemed asleep, although Chati noticed that some of them were also waking up. For moment she stood silently listening is she heard any disturbing noise, but as everything seemed quiet she walked over to Luke's tree house and climbed to the entrance. Standing on the small platform in front of the leather cover which served as separation to the outside she felt some reluctance to disturb him in his sleep, but she remembered that he had insisted last night that she would wake him up before Cornell and the other would wake up. Still hesitating Chati lifted the leather cover. It wasn't really dark side, for the light of the ion-torich was burning near the entrance of the tree house. Chati took the torch in her left hand and walked over to pile of nagawas fleeces that served has Ben's sleeping couches. Step by step Chati neared the sleeping Jedi. She held the torch above his face. To her dismay, Ben's face looked ashen instead of its normal skin color. It also seemed that Ben wasn't breathing.

For a moment Chati stiffened. She wanted to run back and wake up Cornell but then she remember the words Luke had spoken to her.

"M..aster.. Jedi ... it's time for... for ... the Jedi to wa..ke ... up," She stammered. When nothing seems to happen, she repeated the words more coherently.

"I have heard you, Chati. Thank you, for warning me," Luke said in his normal voice. He opened his eyes and sat upright. Then he looked up at the young Quelan woman and saw a mix of fright and relief in the girl's eyes.

"You... looked... almost dead, Ben," Chati stammered, "you... didn't... breath and ...you looked deadly ...pale."

"I'm sorry if I have frightened you, Chati. I couldn't tell you in advance everything what you could expect if I asked you to wake me up. I'm practising Jedi Force hibernation, and I needed your help as my assistance to get me out of it again. You did exactly what I asked you."

"You frightened me, Ben," Chati said sighing with relief, "Do I have to learn this too if I will become some one's padawan."

"This is something of those basice Force knowledge I want to practise, and also a padawan learner won't have to use this, Chati, but a padawan, or another Jed Knight can help a master or a Jedi friend to get out Jedi hibernation at a certain moment and that's what you have been doing."

"So I helped you as if I am a padawan, Ben?" Chati asked delighted, forgetting the scary moment of a couple of minutes ago. Luke laughed, he rose and put his hand on the girl's shoulder.

"One day you will become someone's a padawan, Chati. I have a padawan at the moment and a Jedi Knight can only have one padawan learner at his side."

"You mean the girl Liane you mentioned. Ben, if she would have been here, would you have asked her to wake you up. Would she have been recalling you from that Jedi hibernation trance?"

"Most certainly, and she would have been frightened too, for she always is afraid something will happen to me." Luke answered once again thinking about Liane's for reaction on board the Falcon, as she had seen him in Jedi Force-hibernation.

"Is she in love with you, Ben?" Chati asked.

"Yes, she is. She's the most wonderful woman in this galaxy." Luke said with a smile.

"Last night I said I wanted to meet her one day, because I could tell her about how we Quelans use many different herb as medicins, but I also want know, if she's worth your friendship." The young female Quelan said rather bluntly.

Luke started to roar with laughter.

"Chati, I'll promise you that Liane and I will come to Palomintar Four, after we have brought back your family and friends to Ribana."

"That would be great, Ben. I will ask my father if you and Liane can stay in one of the guest houses in the vineyard. In past traders something were our guests as they bought our wine. Would Liane also be my friend, like you are?"

"I'm sure that she would love to be your friend, Chati. Before we join the others, you should tell me honestly: if I were to ask you again to help me awaken from my Jedi Force hibernation, would you do it?"

"Of course, I will, Ben. I now know what to expect, so your ashen face won't scare me again. I see it as the possibility we Quelans have to change our skin color." Chati said.

Before they left Luke's tree house Luke asked her promise him that she wouldn't talk about what she has seen. Chati nodded in agreement. They went over to the community tree house to share their morning meal Cornell's men.

Inside Mon Mothma's underground residence Ian and Yarmod had already sensed the presence of the intruders. They looked at each other and looked seriously. Both used the Force to see what was going and when they looked at each other again, Ian nodded.

"Liane's hiding-place has been discovered. Where is she? We have to get ready, if those intruders find their way inside." He said.

"I saw her going to forest cave. She said she needed some moments alone. She's probably been doing some Force meditation. Shall I get her?" Yarmod said.

"Yes, I'll see what Threepio and Artoo are doing. We have to remain completely silent."

Yarmod walked quickly to the forest cave and found Liane sitting in a Force trance under her favorite tree. He waited patiently for some moments so she would feel his presence. Within minutes Liane came out of her Force meditation. She looked up at Yarmod.

"There are intruders in the tunnel," She said while she rose.

"You know already," Yarmod asked.

Liane nodded.

"I felt them."

"Ian and I are going to prepare to defend ourselves and you, in case they might get through the blast doors."

Suddenly heavy laser blasts echoed through the caves.

"We will leave this place immediately, Yarmod. Do you and Ian need to take things with you?" Liane asked.

"Where do you want to go?"

"To the Jedi library. For the time being we're relatively safe there. Once there I will warn Luke that the residence is under attack."

"What about Threepio and Artoo?" Ian asked who had come over to the lawn, when he has seen that Yarmod and Liane were hurrying out of the forest cave.

"We'll take them with us." Liane said quietly, "I'll get a few thing I don't want to part with. I'll be right back. We leave immediately. I'll meet you and the droids near the herbs cave."

She walked over to the living, passed the library and went to her private quarters. She grabbed her old backpack, took off the Jedi-pendant and put it back in its green box next to the little statuette from her Draga friend Muguro, then she put Ben's copy of the silver lined grey book of the Jedi Path next to the box. She quickly changed her clothes and put on her brown tunic, pants, boots and her belt. Her eye caught the holo-image of Luke, while she put on her coat. She opened her backpack and put the image on top. For a moment she hesitated if she would take with her the white dress Luke love, but she decided not to. It would be useless. She walked back to the living. The heavy laser blasts still echoed through the tunnel outside. Calm she activated the control panel and darkened the residence. She switch on her flashlight and walked over to the end of the lake. Ian, Yarmod and the droid were already waiting for her.

Ian went to meet her.

"We can defend ourselves, Liane. Our lightsaber can match against their blasters."

Liane shook her head.

"No, Ian. I appreciate your plan, but I've expected this for months. Ever since the Supreme Chancellor visited me and told me about the problems on Quoith I wasn't so sure that this place would be safe any longer. Our training lightsabers aren't good enough the repel heavy blaster fire. We don't know how many intruders there are. You might put your life in danger on behalf of me. We're going to the Jedi library. I've made up my mind what we need to do. I tell you my plan as soon as we're behind those two secret doors."

Ian had listened with admiration to her words. She was a real leader, calm and organized; she knew where to go. Threepio was jittering and gibbering at Artoo who stood placidly waiting for Liane. The group left the herbs cave and went over to the long passageway to the last store room. The sound of the laser blasts went off. They reached the entrance to the secret door within half an hour. Liane opened the door.

"We have to help the droids to get on top."

Yarmod grinned and raised his hand. Threepio started to levitate and panicked.

"Better switch him off first, Yarmod. He's quite nervous I think."

Yarmod put the droid down and Liane flipped the main switch at Threepio's back. His photoreceptors dimmed and he stooped. Meanwhile Ian had climbed on top of the stack of container and tuned in on the Force. Slowly Artoo started to lift. The barrel shaped droid didn't protest and Ian could easily bring him to the other side of the containers. Yarmod lifted Threepio and Ian took over the golden droid and put him down next to Artoo. He and Yarmod jumped next to the droids. For a moment Liane was busy changing the access code on the inside of the storage room, then she followed her two companions. Yarmod had already slid the secret door aside, Ian had taken Threepio and Artoo with him and after Liane had entered the first secret cave, Yarmod closed the rocky wall. For a moment they looked at each other in the beam of their flashlights and sighed with relieve. The sound of the laser blasts were hard audible here. Liane beckoned her companions to move on. She reached the heavy durasteel door and reached out to the Force. The door rose and they all passed through. Ian lowered the door and looked at Liane.

"Did you already work out this plan, Liane?"

"More or less. The Jedi library is unknown to others. Only we and the other Jedi know the connection between Mon Mothma's residence and the library." She said.

"We even could leave it," Yarmod said.

"I know, and that's part of my plan. Wedge mentioned that the Astræa stands at Mas'onom space port. Yarmod, you came in through the back door. How did you get to the entrance."

"I have got a map from master Luke, we only have to follow the trail back to cave. There master Antilles and I hid a amphibious speeder which we can use to cross the sea straight and get to Mas'onom."

"Then we go on. I want to leave Na'ctaMagh'Ba as soon as possible. Most preferable unseen."

"If we can get to the Astræga, where do you want to go, Liane?" Ian asked.

"To Palomintar Four to assist Luke. He's on his own, now Leia and Wedge are on Dalmaran to convince the Supreme Chancellor to set support to the Palomintar System, but first I want to get us better equipped."

"Better equipped, what do you mean?"

"As I remarked our training lightsabers aren't good enough in a battle. They are nice for training as we did these last weeks, but if we need to encounter a group of enemy fighters we need real lightsabers."

They had already started to splash through the shallow riverbed. Yarmod and Ian kept Threepio up in the air. Artoo rode through the water on his stubby legs. He didn't seem to be uncomfortable in the water.

After Liane's last remark about getting real lightsabers Yarmod started to laugh.

"Where do you think we can buy them, Liane?" He said with a grin.

Liane heard a teasing tone in his voice and laughed too.

"As a padawan you should know, they aren't for sale, Yarmod Martan. We have to assemble our own lightsabers on Tatooine."

"On Tatooine?" The padawans echoed, "How do we get there?"

"With the Astræga. I've been there with Luke. I'm sure the log of the Astræga holds the coordinates of Ben Kenobi's dwelling."

"Ben Kenobi's dwelling?"

"Yes, there we will find everything that is needed to assemble our own lightsaber with an Aldegan or Kyber crystal inside. You, padawans, are already experienced enough to perform the necessary Illum meditation."

"How did you get all this knowledge?"

"Luke told me when we were on Tatooine. He taught me to assemble a training lightsaber. Not the one I'm carrying, that's present from Luke."

"And after we have assembled our own lightsaber, you want to go to Palomintar Four?"

"Yes, as soon as possible."

"Are you going to tell master Luke about your plans?" Ian asked.

Liane shook her head.

"I don't think I will, Luke doesn't want me to leave Na'ctaMagh'Ba. Maybe I will tell him we're on our way to Palomintar Four, after we have assembled our own lightsabers. Look, we're at the entrance of the library. We can take a short rest. Yarmod, we leave Threepio switched off. We will activate him as we have reached the speeder."

They passed the final chasm and Yarmod activated the lighttubes. Ian put the droids near a set of boxes and told Artoo to keep an eye on Threepio. Then he sought for a separated place to do a Force meditation. Yarmod did the same. For a moment Liane looked at her two companions. She walked over to the desk and sat down in the chair. Hesitatingly she took the green box from her backpack and open the lid. Should she warn Luke? He shouldn't worry about her. He has a lot to do Palomintar Four. If she would use the pendant he certainly would discover what she was up to. Could she reach him on Palomintar Four using Jedi telepathy. She concentrated strongly on the Force.

'Luke, the residence is under attack. I'm in the Jedi Archive cave.' She said. Almost immediately she heard Luke's voice in her mind answering her words.

'Mon Mothma's residence is under attack?'

In a hurry she explained to Luke what has happened and what she and Ian and Yarmod had done.

'Yes, Yarmod and Ian are with me and we also took Threepio and Artoo with us.'

'Stay there, Liane. I see if I can reach Leia or Wedge to warn Mon Mothma.'

'How long will that take?'

'I can't tell. Why aren't you calling me using the pendant, my dear pixie?'

'I need to practise Jedi telepathy more and it works. It's a much easier way to communicate with you.'

Liane heard Luke chuckled.

'You're becoming quite experienced in the Force, Liane. It will be great for me to be your master. We will have a wonderful time together as a master and a padawan learner. Did you have any Force visions recently.'

'No, Ian and Yarmod have kept me busy. We did a lot of lightsaber duels. It was great fun. We also fought the remote balls. Ian can handle seven already, Yarmod put out six and I manage to handle four. Next time I want to put out five.'

'The attack didn't seem to have frighten you, did it?'

'The blast door were down, and, Luke, ever since Mon Mothma told me about the computer shutdown on Quoith and that strange call Threepio and Artoo intercepted, I had the feeling that one day Trevor's spies would find the residence. I'm glad that the blast doors will hold them off for a while, and any intruder won't find his way to the Jedi Archive, that's for sure. '

'I'm glad you warned me, and that Yarmod and Ian are with you. They will protect you, Liane.'

Liane chuckled

'They have become fine companions, Luke.'

'I'm glad you like them. Alright, my dearest, I will warn Leia or Wedge. You did well to get to the Archive cave immediately. I hope you don't have to stay there for a long time. May the Force be with you.'

'There's enough to explore here, Luke. May the Force be with you.'

Liane quickly disconnected from her Jedi telepathy with Luke and looked at Yarmod and Ian who were sitting on the lounge supporting each other while reading a page in Jediese. She went over to them.

"Ready to go?" She asked, "I have used Jedi telepathy to tell Luke about the attack. We have to get on. We're not the only ones who knows the Astræga is in Mas'onom. Yarmod, you take the lead from now on. Ian and I will follow with the droids."

Yarmod pointed to a spot behind one of the last racks.

"Master Antilles and I entered this cave over there. There's another secret door."

On Palomintar Four, Luke noticed his connection to Liane via Jedi telepathy had been broken, and he discreetly warned Cornell to put his chores on hold. Cornell looked up with an imperceptible nod of understanding, but several harvesters watched the Jedi approached the wall with the rope ladders, leaped, and once at the top, disappeared back into the camp. Some glanced at Cornell, but the leader seemed to be paying no attention to what their Jedi friend was doing. Luke immediately went to his tree house to contact his sister.

'Leia, are you still on Dalmaran?'Luke asked.

Leia heard the tension in her brother's voice.

'We're on our way to Palomintar Four, Luke. Wedge is accompanying us with the Gold Squad. Mon Mothma promised that the Tychorion will come within two weeks. Han wants to lure ...'

'I want you or Wedge find a way to warn Mon Mothma. Liane's safe haven on Na'ctaMagh'Ba is under attack. She and the two padawans have gone to the Jedi Archive cave.'Luke interrupted his sister's words.

'Mon Mothma's residence under attack? I'll ask Han to get the Falcon out of hyperspace as soon as possible and return to Dalmaran. I will contact Wedge, Luke, but if I'll go back to Dalmaran you're still on your own. Wedge and his men have the strict order from Mon Mothma to keep the Basilisaea at bay, but neither of us are allowed to land on the planet. Mon Mothma wants to avoid a confrontation with the imperials.'

'That's of later concern, Leia. Get back to Dalmaran as soon as possible. Mon Mothma can warn the Dalmaranian government and the security squads which are surveilling in the waters around Na'ctaMagh'Ba. My first concern is Liane's safety.'

'I will, Luke. Take care of yourself.'She said worried, but the Force connection had vanished.

Before she contacted Wedge Antilles, Leia warned Han who immediately started the procedures to get the Falcon out of hyperspace and plot their course back to Dalmaran.

In the meantime Leia warned Wedge using their Jedi telepathy skills. Wedge promised to continue their mission. He would go into orbit around Palomintar Three and Two which were both out of reach of the Basilisaea.

When Leia returned to the cockpit of the Falcon Han just pushed the hyperspace level and ordered Chewbacca to start the sublight engines. The Falcon drifted at low speed in the void of space.

"Well," Han said, "there goes our great plan to have some fun with the Basilisæa, but I agree that Liane's safety is more important. Darling, we're quite near Morantan,"

Han pointed to the navigation screen.

"Can't you contact Mon Mothma from there? It's much faster than going back to Dalmaran."

Leia did some quick thinking and nodded.

"You're right, Han. We can't do anything to help Liana and the padawans at the moment. Set course to Morantan. "

Han fed the navi-computer with the coordinates of Morantan. The Falcon turned and vanished into hyperspace.