Leia was sitting on the room's small sofa when Ben knocked, reading over some reports on a datapad. She looked up and smiled, though when she heard Ben's voice, quickly saving her place and turning off the pad. "Come in, Ben," he said, standing to greet him as he did so. "Yes I did. I've got something I want to show you."
She gestured for him to follow her as she moved to the corner of the room where her desk was. Right next to the desk, a safe was set into the wall, and it was this that Leia headed for, proceeding to unlock the safe as she continued. "I've actually been meaning to show you for awhile, but this is the first time I've had a chance to do so when I was reasonably sure we wouldn't be interrupted by some kind of crisis," she said. "Since I couldn't just leave these sitting out if I had to leave on a moments notice."
She opened the safe and pulled out three briefcase sized metal cases, each with their own locking mechanisms, sitting them on the desk one by one. Still in the safe, Ben would be able to see two ordinary carved wooden boxes, but Leia didn't bring those out yet. "As you can see, getting these out is a bit of a production, but the security is necessary," she said as she undid the locking mechanisms on the cases.
"We spend so much time talking about the history of our biological family, that any discussion of the other side of your heritage tends to fall by the wayside, and I think it's time we changed that," she said. "That's why I wanted to show you this." She opened the cases and stepped aside, allowing Ben to get a good look at the glittering contents. "What's left of the crown jewels of Alderaan."
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She gestured for him to follow her as she moved to the corner of the room where her desk was. Right next to the desk, a safe was set into the wall, and it was this that Leia headed for, proceeding to unlock the safe as she continued. "I've actually been meaning to show you for awhile, but this is the first time I've had a chance to do so when I was reasonably sure we wouldn't be interrupted by some kind of crisis," she said. "Since I couldn't just leave these sitting out if I had to leave on a moments notice."
She opened the safe and pulled out three briefcase sized metal cases, each with their own locking mechanisms, sitting them on the desk one by one. Still in the safe, Ben would be able to see two ordinary carved wooden boxes, but Leia didn't bring those out yet. "As you can see, getting these out is a bit of a production, but the security is necessary," she said as she undid the locking mechanisms on the cases.
"We spend so much time talking about the history of our biological family, that any discussion of the other side of your heritage tends to fall by the wayside, and I think it's time we changed that," she said. "That's why I wanted to show you this." She opened the cases and stepped aside, allowing Ben to get a good look at the glittering contents. "What's left of the crown jewels of Alderaan."