Red Hat Girl

Just feelings, really…images." She wanted to let it slide, it was so out of theblue, so far from her immediate concerns…but somehow so loud inside, all of asudden. "Tell me," Luke repeated. She felt surprised by his insistence, but decided to follow him with it, at least forthe time being. She trusted him, even when he frightened her. "She was verybeautiful," Leia remembered aloud. "Gentle and kind—but sad." She lookeddeeply into his eyes, seeking his intentions. "Why are you asking me this?" He turned away, peering back up at the Death Star, as if he'd been on the vergeof opening up; then something scared him, and he pulled it all in once more. "I haveno memory of my mother," he claimed. "I never knew her." "Luke, tell me what's troubling you." She wanted to help, she knew she couldhelp. He stared at her a long moment, estimating her abilities, gauging her need to