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That sets them on a collision course with Han Solo and Chewbacca as they fight for Chewies homeland.
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The grass swishes and shakes as Sinjir crawls up on his belly.
he says, flexing his hand and popping the knuckle of his thumb in his mouth.
This grass is slicing me to bits.
It drinks your blood, Jas says, easing closer.
Thirstgrass sustains itself on the creatures who walk through it.
Little sips from little cuts.
Im here for my hourly update.
And my hourly update is: I am bored.
Bored out of my skull.
Thats always your hourly update, Norra says.
Because its true every hour.
Its my update, too, Temmin says, crawling up next to them.
Seriously, this is awful.
I want to burn all this grass.
And the thorny bushes.
As if to demonstrate, he swats at the back of his hand.
I shouldve stayed on Chandrila.
Cant we just go back to Kai Pompos?
Wed make it by nightfall.
We stay here until all the facts are found.
Facts are, Temmin says, the guy isnt coming out.
Hes dug in like a blood-bug.
But so far, no go.
Nor has he gone out for supplies.
Or even a breath of fresh air.
Theyve seen neither hide nor hair of the man.
Heres what we do.
As simple as chasing birds with a hammer, Sinjir mutters.
Everyone hush, Jas says.
Temmin, did you build my thing or not?
He fishes around in his pocket and holds up a pair of devices in the palm of his hand.
The second machine is round, no bigger than a button, with a little zig-zag antenna sticking out.
Its a bug, Temmin says, sounding impressed with himself.
This planet has enough bugs without us adding more to it, Sinjir grouses.
Good job, Jas.
We cant get eyes on, so we need to get ears on.
I load this into my rifle and fire it right at his manse.
Then She grabs the second equipment.
This jury-rigged earpiece with which to listen in.
Clever, Sinjir says.
Still not sure whatImdoing here.
Jas hands him the earpiece.
Youregoing to do the listening.
He makes a face as he takes it and screws it into his ear.
The bounty hunter unslings the slugthrower from her back.
Norra again grabs the binocs and looks down at the compound.
The creatures number in the dozens.
Norra is pretty sure theyre morak.
Big things, but herbivores.
Though shed hate to get stomped under those long legslegs that end in claw-tipped feet.
She tugs the scope tight against her eye.
Shut out the world.
Be mindful, but empty.
Like a cup to be filled up.
(Of course, Jas does this so that kill people more efficiently.)
The bounty hunters finger coils around the trigger.
But then
The morak all look up at the same time.
A gesture of alarm.
Norra reaches out and touches Jas shoulder.
Sinjir plucks the earpiece out of his ear, scowling at it.
This thing is fritzing out.
Its making this… high-pitched whine.
Down below, the morak begin to move.
All of them at once, a herd movement.
The animals are headed toward the hill on which the crew waits.
The ground begins to vibrate beneath them.
Its too steep, surely.
They cant
The animals reach the bottom of the hill and begin to scramble up the side of it.
Their clawed feet make great haste, and now Norra knows what those claws are for.
Dust spirals behind them.
Theyre coming right for us.
We have to move, Norra hisses.
She and the others spring up out of hiding and turn tail, bolting through the grass.
The morak crest the hill, bleating and blowing mucus from their snouts.
The ground rumbles as the herd stampedes.
The grass slices at Norras arms, but she cant waste time caring.
Shes not even sure where they should go.
Turn to the side?
Ahead, though she cant see it, the far side of the hill awaits.
Run down it, trying not to fall?
Duck and pray the charging morak go over the edge?
Its just enough to help her get her legs back under her.
Norra is about to thank her son
She doesnt get the chance.
A sound hits them, a sonic hum.
Norra thinks,thank the stars for whatever is doing that.
It beeps three times in succession.
Then:
An implosive soundfoomp.
The air lights up around them, a hard pulse of bright light.
It concusses the air, too, hitting her like a thunderclap.
A shape emerges in front of her as the white light begins to recede: a person-shape.
Norra thinks:Aram has us.
We thought we were watching him, but he was watching us.
She leans forward, starts to stand.
Dont move, comes a voice.
Quiet, but urgent.
Norra asks as her eyes adjust, Who is that?
The figure steps forward.
She spies two blasters held aloft, one in each hand, and one pointed right at her.
Captain of theMillennium Falcon.
Who the hell areyou?
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