Mother and Child

Mother and Child
My Sweet Rose painting
Naiade oil painting
Nighthawks Hopper
Leia peeked inside. No sigh of life. She motioned the others, and entered thebunker. Han and Chewie followed close on her heels. Soon the entire team washuddled inside the otherwise empty steel corridor, leaving one lookout outside,dressed in the unconscious scout's uniform. Han pushed a series of buttons on theinner panel, closing the door behind them. Leia thought briefly of Luke—she hoped he could detain Vader at least longenough to allow her to destroy this shield generator; she hoped even more dearly hecould avoid such a confrontation altogether. For she feared Vader was the strongerof the two. Furtively she led the way down the dark and low-beamed tunnel. Vader's shuttle settled onto the docking bay of the Death Star, like a black,wingless carrion-eating bird; like a nightmare insect. Luke and the Dark Lord