Allegiance (2011)
“Still pressed against the big ground-mover, Mara stretched out with her senses. The air was filled with acrid smoke, and she could hear the crackle of flames coming from at least three places in the near distance. But the turbolaser fire from the sky had definitely ceased.
She didn’t know why, but with the respite came the chance to get moving. Stepping carefully over the piles of rubble around her, she headed for the corridor. The firetrap Caaldra had sprung on them had mostly burned itself ou...t, leaving its own contribution of eye-stinging smoke drifting through the air. Blinking a few times, Mara crossed back to where she’d left Tannis.
He was still there, lying motionlessly on the smoking floor. “Tannis?” she said, shoving her lightsaber back into her belt and crouching down beside him.
There was no answer, but at least he was still alive. Mara took a moment to assess the damage—mostly burns from Caaldra’s firetrap—then made her way back to the wrecked command center to retrieve the room’s emergency medpac.MoreLess
She didn’t know why, but with the respite came the chance to get moving. Stepping carefully over the piles of rubble around her, she headed for the corridor. The firetrap Caaldra had sprung on them had mostly burned itself ou...t, leaving its own contribution of eye-stinging smoke drifting through the air. Blinking a few times, Mara crossed back to where she’d left Tannis.
He was still there, lying motionlessly on the smoking floor. “Tannis?” she said, shoving her lightsaber back into her belt and crouching down beside him.
There was no answer, but at least he was still alive. Mara took a moment to assess the damage—mostly burns from Caaldra’s firetrap—then made her way back to the wrecked command center to retrieve the room’s emergency medpac.MoreLess
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