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ezra_of_lothalAfter so long in hiding, it felt strange for Ezra, to be in the middle of the bulk of the Rebel fleet once again. To be fair, the fleet was also much bigger now.
He'd gotten in touch with Hera years ago, but the encrypted comlink he had to reach her was carefully protected and rarely used, even though he never stopped missing her dearly.
She hadn't seemed surprised when he called her so quickly after the defeat of the second Death Star. Hadn't even asked him to explain when he said he needed to get to Endor as quickly as possible. Barely a day later, and he was on a shuttle headed down to where the ground forces remained on the moon. It's Leia who meets him at the landing.
"When General Syndulla said - I wasn't sure whether to believe it," Leia says staring. "Ezra, after I'd heard you and Kanan Jarrus were lost in the liberation of Lothal. I thought you were dead!"
Ezra's shoulders twitch and he gives her a sad smile. "Kanan did die. I was just...like you said, lost for a while." He takes a deep breath. "I'm here to see Luke Skywalker. Master Kenobi sent me."
Leia blinks. "General Kenobi died nearly 5 years, I know for a fact. I saw Vader strike him down, with my own eyes."
Ezra nods. "I know he's dead. He still came and told me this is where I was needed."
She goes still a long moment. "....Yes. Alright. Luke's-" She cuts herself off, looking worried. "Vader and the Emperor had him for a while. I'm still not entirely sure what happened."
He gives her another faint smile. "Me either. But we'll help as best we can. Right?"
That's good enough for Leia. So she leads him towards where she can sense her brother is hiding, as best he can, when so many of Luke's friends aren't willing to let him out of sight for long.
He'd gotten in touch with Hera years ago, but the encrypted comlink he had to reach her was carefully protected and rarely used, even though he never stopped missing her dearly.
She hadn't seemed surprised when he called her so quickly after the defeat of the second Death Star. Hadn't even asked him to explain when he said he needed to get to Endor as quickly as possible. Barely a day later, and he was on a shuttle headed down to where the ground forces remained on the moon. It's Leia who meets him at the landing.
"When General Syndulla said - I wasn't sure whether to believe it," Leia says staring. "Ezra, after I'd heard you and Kanan Jarrus were lost in the liberation of Lothal. I thought you were dead!"
Ezra's shoulders twitch and he gives her a sad smile. "Kanan did die. I was just...like you said, lost for a while." He takes a deep breath. "I'm here to see Luke Skywalker. Master Kenobi sent me."
Leia blinks. "General Kenobi died nearly 5 years, I know for a fact. I saw Vader strike him down, with my own eyes."
Ezra nods. "I know he's dead. He still came and told me this is where I was needed."
She goes still a long moment. "....Yes. Alright. Luke's-" She cuts herself off, looking worried. "Vader and the Emperor had him for a while. I'm still not entirely sure what happened."
He gives her another faint smile. "Me either. But we'll help as best we can. Right?"
That's good enough for Leia. So she leads him towards where she can sense her brother is hiding, as best he can, when so many of Luke's friends aren't willing to let him out of sight for long.
