leia smiles, broader than she thought it would be & a little bit wicked. "then you'll have to loosen up, evaan. steal the enjoyment where you can. even in the near death experience, if we have to." it's an odd time, when the renowned ice princess is making that argument, but she's learned to enjoy her kicks.

@rebelworn

one war might have ended, but it was very apparent that another was just beginning. one that she wasn’t sure where or if she belonged in it. iden had learned how to swallow the doubt, how to keep it to herself so that she was the only one who had to be bothered by it. “so what, ninety, ninety-five percent of the ships were lost to those lava cannons?” that wasn’t promising. she knew how lucky she was the corvus survived, her only home. a beat passed, “fuck. so much for demilitarization.” 

         “I’m sure you already know what I’m going to ask, but I have to ask it! How did the interview go?”

       “It wasn’t me. I swear.”