"I think it probably did it on it's own," Leia said. "I'm not really sure I'd call it a being, but it's definitely sentient and alive somehow." Leia knew the Orakalla was alive. It felt alive, even if she couldn't determine anything else about it.

And yes, nine months was a long time. Especially when one is six years old. "Well, you know all those crystals growing on the walls of the Sacred Keep where you first arrive?" Leia said as they began to walk together. "I wanted to see if they'd grow other places too. And some of them did! But only in places where people like us- people that the Orakalla brought here- spend lots of time. It's like something about it rubbed off on us or something."