Fannish Ramblings

So I'm skimming through Heir to the Empire for the EUCast book discussion, and I came to the end of Chapter 7, in which Han tells Leia that she needs to start getting serious about her Jedi training, and she reluctantly agrees. The following exchange occurs:




She smiled at Luke. "I guess semester break's over, Teacher."

"I guess so," Luke said, trying to hide the sudden lump in his throat.

Leia noticed it anyway; and, for a wonder, misinterpreted it. "Oh come on," she chided gently. "I'm not that bad of a student. Anyway, look on it as good practice--after all, someday you'll have to teach all this to the twins, too."

"I know," Luke said softly.

"Good," Han said. "That's settled, then. I'm heading up; see you later."

"'Bye," Leia said. "Now--" She turned to give Threepio a critical look. "Let's see what we can do about all this goop."

Leaning back in his seat, Luke watched her tackle the hardened webbing, a familiar hollow pain in the pit of his stomach. I took it upon myself, Ben Kenobi had said about Darth Vader, to train him as a Jedi. I thought that I could instruct him just as well as Yoda.

I was wrong.

The words echoed in Luke's mind, all the way back to Coruscant.




First: Way to go, Bantam (cough Kevin J. Anderson) for dropping the ball on Leia becoming a Jedi. Even as a diplomat, she should have been fully-trained after The Thrawn Trilogy, especially after Dark Empire! GAH! Why did they finally have to make her a Jedi in the god-awful bug trilogy?

Point the second: GAH DEL REY WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE LUKE'S WORRIES COME TRUE WITH STUPID JACEN SOLO ARGH. ::throws stuff at people:: Not only did they make Luke's fears come true, but also Leia's about having children. Sigh. Poor, poor Skywalkers. :pets Luke:

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