1941, Awakening
"Organa... I..." Princess Leia's body trembled once again. At her current size, everything around her seemed so towering and unfamiliar, every object filling her with an incomparable sense of oppression.
Under such fear, tears welled up in her eyes once more.
But the next moment, she felt herself embraced by a broad, warm chest. Within that embrace, everything around her seemed to grow smaller again.
The man said, "You were the adopted daughter of House Organa, but you aren't anymore. So naturally, you won't carry the surname Organa. And you must understand this—there is no conflict between the Organa couple and me when it comes to protecting you."
"You... want to protect me?" Leia turned to look at him.
He had a mature, handsome face and looked to be around thirty. He was slightly thin, with a neatly groomed beard and a faint layer of stubble on his chin and lips. His gaze was incredibly sharp, making people afraid to meet his eyes, while a faint smile rested on his somewhat thin lips.
"That's right, protect you. Alderaan has no power to protect you. They can barely protect themselves, and if you remain there, you might even bring disaster upon them. But... I possess the power to protect you," Tang Xiao said. "From today onward, I want you to remember my name forever—Tang Xiao."
"Why would I bring disaster?" Princess Leia still could not understand.
"Because of your father, and also because of the Galactic Empire," Tang Xiao replied.
"Are they bad people?" Princess Leia asked.
"People cannot simply be measured as good or bad. For now, you only need to know that this is why you were separated from your birth parents," Tang Xiao said.
"Then... who is my father?" Leia asked again.
She glanced at Tang