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'Dorme and Typho are on Aldeeran with Bail Organa,' Padme continued to talk while oblivious to Sol distancing in thought. 'He agreed to protect them. Organa is working with Mon Mothma as leaders of the rebellion.'

'So sorry to interrupt, M'Lady,' C3-PO appeared in the corridor and the women stopped in their slow walk around the base. Sol jumped out of her thoughts of Revan and looked at the golden droid who was still unaware of her relevancy in relation to him. In the chilled hallway, Padme faced her trusted droid while Sol stood behind her with her attention over the senator's shoulder. 

'An unknown ship has just docked in the hanger. Artoo informed me to come and alert you.'

Padme's eyebrows rose and Sol's relaxed shoulders squared in alert. She searched the Force and looked past the pink flame in front of her to find any obnormalities in her proximity. Small flames occupied the realm, and she reached the hanger but saw nothing familiar or suspicious. She couldn't see Ahsoka, as she was hiding her signature just as Sol and Obi-wan were. The only presence that Sol sensed were the people that she was yet to meet in the icy base, and they blended into the Force as nothing out of the ordinary to the Jedi. 

Sol and Padme arrived at the hanger with C3-PO leading the way. The high ceiling made it so that the loud chatter that came from a large crowd echoed and blared in the ears of the newcomers. The group formed next to a ship that was diamond-shaped with the cockpit placed on its front tip. A landing ramp was dispatched but the ship's inhabitants were assumed to be in the middle of the growing crowd. 

'He's back, he's back!' someone cried as they rushed past Padme and Sol, who were unaware of who was causing all the excitement.

Standing on their toes, Padme and Sol tried to see over the heads of people. They had stopped at the edge of the cluster of orange jumpsuits and white snow gear, but the act of looking from their height was futile. Once the two women realised they would never be able to see from their position, so they began working their way through to the crowd's centre. C3-PO stayed on the outskirts and was joined by R2, who was bouncing with the same excitement.

'What has gotten into you, Artoo?' he asked the droid, and a series of beeps sounded from the blue and silver robot. A gasp sounded from C3-PO and if he had eyelids, they would have sprung open in shock.

'Oh my! At last!'

With jabbing elbows and mumbled 'excuse me's, Sol and Padme stayed close as they worked towards the crowd's centre. Most looked down and shifted to the side to allow the senator through, while Sol found it difficult to gain some acknowledgement. She had enough rude shoves and boots on her toes for her to want to cry out for everyone to move out of her way in frustration. But she remembered Padme and Ahsoka's warning to keep her presence at the base on a low note, and continued to follow Padme's small figure with her teeth sunken into her tongue.

Eventually, Sol and Padme reached the last layer of the crowd. A familiar white and blue striped lekku came into view and at the group's parting, Ahsoka's head turned to grin down at Padme and Sol's appearance. Her white teeth were on display as her lips were pulled back into her cheeks, and Ahsoka looked ecstatic at the arrival of the two people who descended from the unknown ship. 

'Finally!' Ahsoka cheered and stepped to the side to allow Padme and Sol to see who it was that was being greeted with such happiness.

Sol and Padme collectively gasped. In the middle of the crowd was Revan Shan and a blonde-haired woman. The woman stuck close to the man's side but notably held a yellow Mandalorian helmet underneath her armoured arm of the same colour. While the woman smiled shyly, Revan grinned at his fellow Resistance members and accepted handshakes and greetings with glowing eyes.