"Makes sense. If she's not comfortable answering to the term, best to respect her wishes." It's that easy.

"Makes sense that not everyone would be at a single base." Luke agrees. Though it's still food for thought about just how big the alliance's operations actually are and that maybe things aren't as desperate as they'd felt. "Guess the Rebel Alliance is really only just ramping up."

How much of this is directly related to Leia, Luke has to wonder. Sure, she's only one cog in a sea of gears, but still. It's obvious that she's far more important than just a single rebel leader.

"Guess there's still a long way to go."

But later, because they can't exactly do anything about it while they're here.