Listen, you know it, I know it, my dog knows it. Leia knows all this and would like to tackle every one of those problems at once but she has also just been proposed to by Han and he can't think of anything less appealing than spending their upcoming honeymoon on the new and gleaming luxury cruiser Halcyron talking politics.

The Rebel leaders know this just as well as they know that remaining Empire supporters would benefit immensely from a galaxy-wide Mangel of fuel that – if in the hands of the wrong people – would cause worlds still doubtful about joining the burgeoning Republic to look for fuel and support from other sources. After all, lots of governments and worlds profited from the constant war the Empire was raging and they would have an interest in hiding and secretly supporting leftover battalions and remnant Empire officers. Only days after the explosion of the second Death Star, there are rumours that the Empire isn't completely defeated yet. While the legends novels explored the idea of a post-Empire conflict and wars very early on and in the case of Zahn's novels, very extensively, I never really thought about it in canon terms.īut it sure isn't all sunshine and roses for Leia, Han, Mon Mothma, Lando, and the other rebels. I think most of us thought that naturally, the galaxy would start healing and everything and everyone would be fine. I never really thought about what would happen after the end of RotJ. The novel picks up immediately after the Battle of Endor at the end of The Return of the Jedi and gives its readers a lot of insight into the workings of the Rebellion in the early days after the death of the Empire. Star Wars: The Princess and the Scoundrel acts as balm for a wounded fan's heart but can also be seen as the beginning of an explanation why, canonically, it didn't work out between our beloved princess and scruffy scoundrel. To be honest, I thought they would always stay together and I was upset JJ Abrams decided that there was never really a chance for those two to be in a long-term relationship.

I think we all were a little heartbroken and maybe still in denial (I know I am) when we sat down to watch The Force Awakens in cinemas and had to learn that the OG couple HanLeia was no more. But as danger draws closer, Han and Leia find that they fight their best battles not alone but as husband and wife.

As the Halcyon travels from world to world, one thing becomes abundantly clear: The war is not over. Their marriage, and the peace and prosperity it represents, is a lightning rod for everyone in the galaxy-including Imperial remnants still clinging to power.įacing their most desperate hour, the soldiers of the Empire have dispersed across the galaxy, retrenching on isolated worlds vulnerable to their influence. As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony on Endor for their honeymoon, they find themselves on the grandest and most glamorous stage of all: the Halcyon, a luxury vessel on a very public journey to the most wondrous worlds in the galaxy. Yes.īut happily ever after doesn’t come easily.

But when Han asks her to marry him, Leia finds her answer immediately on her lips. Her brother, Luke, is offering her that chance-one that comes with family and the promise of the Force. There is work still to do, penance to pay for the dark secret she now knows runs through her veins. For Leia, a lifetime of fighting doesn’t truly seem over. And when he proposes to Leia, it’s the first time in a long time he’s had a good feeling about this. He and Leia have earned their future together, a thousand times over. But on the forest moon of Endor, amongst the chaos of a changing galaxy, time stands still for a princess and her scoundrel.Īfter being frozen in carbonite, then risking everything for the Rebellion, Han is eager to stop living his life for other people.

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