Mother and Child

Mother and Child
My Sweet Rose painting
Naiade oil painting
Nighthawks Hopper
female in all the cosmos that he was beginning to understand. And yet, he had beenwrong before. "Well," Han said, "don't go all mushy on me. So long, Princess." Abruptly turning his back to her, Han strode into the quiet corridor thatconnected with the command center. His destination was the hangar deck, where agiant Wookiee and a smuggler's freighter—two realities he did understand—werewaiting for him. He was not about to stop walking. "Han!" Leia was rushing after him, slightly out of breath. Coolly, he stopped and turned toward her. "Yes, Your Highness?" "I thought you had decided to stay." There seemed to be real concern in Leia's voice, but Han could not be certain. "That bounty hunter we ran into on Ord Mantell changed my mind." "Does Luke know?" she asked. "He'll know when he gets back," Han replied gruffly. Princess Leia's eyes narrowed, her gaze judging him with a look he knew well.For a moment Han felt like one of the icicles on the surface of the planet. "Don't give me that look," he said sternly. "Every day more bounty hunters aresearching for me. I'm going to pay off Jabba before he sends any more of hisremotes, Gank killers, and who know what else. I've got to get this price off myhead while I still have a head."