Oh?

( there’s no judgment to the question, merely a soft lilt of inquiry as he tries to pin down what precisely could have made her face dip so.

beyond the obvious, of course. )

I wonder ㅡ ( he begins, stalls and then tries again: ) my father is not in the city, currently. ( which is, perhaps, just as well given the tumultuous churn of his emotions right now. facing han solo on a good day would be a challenge, facing him now … after everything, but especially their most recent conversation. )

Would you mind if I stayed here for a little while?