He was doing it, too. Going through the list and remembering each person, right down the line. She'd done the same, even if she couldn't remember them all perfectly. They were there and made a sacrifice for a sliver of a chance of crippling the Empire.

"They got the transmission. It worked." She squeezed his hand as tightly as she dared. Never mind they had taken the long route to get to base. Her throat grew tight. "It worked. It's gone."