the young woman stared across at ben with a vacant, unbelieving look. bags were blatant under her eyes, and her cropped blonde hair hung limply. the former jedi looked nothing like the girl she'd been before. for starters, she was wearing shoes, but her unkempt look and the pain in her eyes told the full story. she'd cast aside everything she ever knew - just like ben had - to join jacen. but he had gotten his life back , and she had to remain an outsider. her fists were clenched, long fingernails digging sharply into her palms as she stared across at the son of luke skywalker.