[Hearing that, IV is both comforted and disconcerted. If what Leia says is true, then he can avoid thinking the worst of his home and the people in it. On the other hand, their position warrants further investigation. They can't be necessarily wrong if so many people doubt what they've been told.]
So they're the ones in control . . . What strange things?
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So they're the ones in control . . . What strange things?
[Better prepared than sorry, right?]