“I bet my Dad could make it happen. Or Mom.” Leia decided, she didn’t know for sure, but there were times she was able to get her way - and if the Princess desperately wanted a friend to be able to see Alderaan for the first time ever surely he’d allow it? He lived in a hangar! As much as she hated all the rules and etiquette surrounding her, Leia recognised how powerful her parents were.
Leia leaned in to listen, jaw slack as she listened keenly, her jaw dropping, and eyes going wide. “Overthrow the Empire?” She just about hissed in his ear in complete disbelief.
She wasn’t an idiot, and she liked to listen in on conversations. Whilst she was sheltered from a lot of things - Bail and Breha didn’t entirely hide the state of the galaxy from their daughter, the older she grew, the more questions she had. The Empire, she knew was a negative thing; their rule allowed things like slavery, there were planets denied basic needs, things were not as they should be. She hated the structure and much about being royalty, but Bail would not let her be spoiled, as much as one could prevent an only child, and Princess from as much. She was fortunate, and privileged, and when she grew old enough, she needed to give back to others and use her status to protect them.
But as a Queen, Breha could see Alderaan provide relief and aid where it could. As a senator her father could do his best to prevent the Empire allowing worlds to suffer. But there was only so much. What Starkiller said his master wanted to do? Was so much more. “My family hates the Empire too-” Leia near whispered in reply, as if it was her own secret, she was never allowed to be so blatant. Never. It’d mean big trouble. “I want to be able to make the galaxy a better place-” And no Empire seemed the best way to achieve that.
But it might also mean he’d be allowed to visit.
Starkiller made her laugh as he tried to talk through a mouthful, she couldn’t understand a word he said, she snorted a soft ‘gross’ in his direction - but forgot to ask more able it as she watched what he could do her hazel eyes going wide. “How did you do that?!” Leia gasped, truly amazed. “Now do it with one of those treats!” She practically commanded, grinning wide as she held out her palm, indicating it should go there.