Star Wars: Rogue Planet
“The river had settled into a smooth, gently roiling flow as the cavern widened. Gann guided the boat with a few sure, deft stabs of the pole. They glided behind a natural ledge festooned with green and red tendrils. An open space atop the ledge had been kept clear, and Gann and the two attendants slipped ropes to two older Ferroans in black and gray.
The boat was snugged in and bobbed against the dock’s buffers like an animal nuzzling up an old friendship.
Obi-Wan walked forward and saw that hi...s Padawan had fallen asleep. The long, restless night had finally taken its toll on him. Anakin lay in deep slumber, surrounded by his seed-partners, all still. His face was beautifully blank, brows straight, lips parted in slow and shallow breath, a simple and profound work of living art. Jabitha sat near his head, her hand brushing at the boy’s silky hair, and looked up at Obi-Wan, with her lower lip between her teeth.
“He’s very pretty,” she said. “Should we just let him sleep? There’s time.”MoreLess
The boat was snugged in and bobbed against the dock’s buffers like an animal nuzzling up an old friendship.
Obi-Wan walked forward and saw that hi...s Padawan had fallen asleep. The long, restless night had finally taken its toll on him. Anakin lay in deep slumber, surrounded by his seed-partners, all still. His face was beautifully blank, brows straight, lips parted in slow and shallow breath, a simple and profound work of living art. Jabitha sat near his head, her hand brushing at the boy’s silky hair, and looked up at Obi-Wan, with her lower lip between her teeth.
“He’s very pretty,” she said. “Should we just let him sleep? There’s time.”MoreLess
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