Just as fast as they were intervening, it was over. Truly, it was just another day for Galen. The thing wasn't that fierce compared to a Rancor or even the whine of a tie fighter's ion engines. None the less, it had to be dispatched promptly to save the people of this village too much damage and dispatched it was.
Focusing on Leia as she was focused on him, Starkiller laughed. "I'm fine." He reassured and maneuvered so she could be sure with her own two eyes. He was focused on Leia to such a degree, that he didn't even particularly pay attention to the people coming out of hiding now that the beast was eliminated. As the people started pouring towards them. Galen shifted his stance and gripped his lightsaber firmly, but the hand on his shoulder from Leia stopped him. Then he realized on his own.
These people weren't hostile. They were cheering for them.
Galen looked to Leia lost with how to handle the situation. "What do they want?" He questioned.