Well, youve never led us wrong before, Asyr…. Why does Wedge think everyone is dead?
Good question! You see Gavin Darklighter die. (I know, I liked him, too, but he’s afflicted with the same syndrome all Tattoinians seems to have, and I really didn’t have time to deal with his whining. Besides, like Stackpole, just because I kill somebody doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re dead.) Wes is taken out of the battle, forcing Hobbie to defend him. With all those TIEs looking for an easy kill, the boys don’t have much of a chance– Hobbie actually has to deal with 24:1 odds, his fighters plus Janson’s. It’s pretty easy to give them up for dead. Other than that, Wedge is sort of overwhelmed by the explosions of the capital ships, and he can’t see past the shield scatter. He transmits his message, and runs.
