[Ezra eyes Leia at the evasion, but it's impossible to say what prompted it. Maybe it's a long story. Maybe it's a sore subject.
Or maybe Leia's grown up to be one of those adults who push kids' questions off because they just don't feel like answering.
I'll ask her again later, he promises himself. Her answer when pressed about it a second time will be a lot more telling.
Though speaking of telling...
His expression drops, mouth forming a line on his face. How does he even answer that? How much does she even want to know? If she's just trying to place him in her mental timeline, details probably won't matter that much - which is just as well, since he doesn't know exactly how much he even should say. It's hard to know that when they haven't even finished the mission yet.]
Did we ever tell you about Malachor?
[If the answer to that is no, then he has another way to tell her what his time frame is.
It's just not something he really wants to bring up if he doesn't have to.]
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Or maybe Leia's grown up to be one of those adults who push kids' questions off because they just don't feel like answering.
I'll ask her again later, he promises himself. Her answer when pressed about it a second time will be a lot more telling.
Though speaking of telling...
His expression drops, mouth forming a line on his face. How does he even answer that? How much does she even want to know? If she's just trying to place him in her mental timeline, details probably won't matter that much - which is just as well, since he doesn't know exactly how much he even should say. It's hard to know that when they haven't even finished the mission yet.]
Did we ever tell you about Malachor?
[If the answer to that is no, then he has another way to tell her what his time frame is.
It's just not something he really wants to bring up if he doesn't have to.]