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Once Basso had been removed from the bacta tank and the doctors assured Leia that he was recovered enough to speak, Leia came to talk to him about what had just happened. "Are you sure you want advice from me?" Basso said. "I'm no officer."
"Maybe not, Basso," Leia said, "but you're the only one with the experience I need. Captain Antilles knows ship-to-ship combat -- he's run his share of blockades. But he's never had to deploy ground troops. You're the closest thing to a veteran that we have. Please, I don't know what to do next." Studying past battles and even her classes in Fandom hadn't completely prepared her for this. When she got back to Fandom, she was definitely going to pay more attention in Kerrigan's classes.
"But you know that you have to do something, right?" Basso said. "You know that people will die."
"I don't like to think about it," Leia said. "In the heat of the moment, with Mia's life at stake, it was different. This...planning seems so cold-blooded. I'd like to avoid bloodshed, if it's possible."
( Yeah, right. )
[NFB due to distance. From the Star Wars: Empire comic #5 "Princess...Warrior, Part 2."]
"Maybe not, Basso," Leia said, "but you're the only one with the experience I need. Captain Antilles knows ship-to-ship combat -- he's run his share of blockades. But he's never had to deploy ground troops. You're the closest thing to a veteran that we have. Please, I don't know what to do next." Studying past battles and even her classes in Fandom hadn't completely prepared her for this. When she got back to Fandom, she was definitely going to pay more attention in Kerrigan's classes.
"But you know that you have to do something, right?" Basso said. "You know that people will die."
"I don't like to think about it," Leia said. "In the heat of the moment, with Mia's life at stake, it was different. This...planning seems so cold-blooded. I'd like to avoid bloodshed, if it's possible."
( Yeah, right. )
[NFB due to distance. From the Star Wars: Empire comic #5 "Princess...Warrior, Part 2."]
