gone. she is gone. the only indication of what had occurred is the trampled undergrowth , and the testimony of one guard , who had been knocked unconscious in the thick of conflict. gone. their blessing , their long - awaited answered prayer -- gone , evaporating into thin air. “ breha -- ” the words come on a pained exhalation as bail reaches for his wife’s hands. he wants to fall to his knees before her , but somehow remains erect. leia has run to the woods a hundred , no , a thousand times before , close enough to the palace and guards that they had no real fear for her safety. the hunters had been waiting. “ she’s gone. taken. ”