Qwi backed off, straightening up again defensively. “Yes, of course. The Death Star was to be used to break up dead planets to allow direct mining of the heavy metals trapped in the core. The World Devastators would be autonomous factories combing asteroids or sterile worlds to produce a wide range of items without polluting inhabited planets.”

Han snorted and rolled his eyes. “If you believe that, you’ll believe anything. Listen to their names! Death Star, World Devastator—that doesn’t sound like something for peacetime economic development, does it?”

Qwi scowled and turned her back on it. “Oh, what difference does it make?”