He manages not to stare dumbly at her, but he certainly feels that way right now. She just name dropped another entire race of alien's he's heard nothing about. It probably shouldn't bother him. She's from a place very far from here ...

Just because you don't know about something doesn't mean it can't hurt you, though. He shakes away an anxious feeling that wants to settle in the pit of his stomach and instead, focuses on her question.

"Politics." Han says. "It's a bit of a long story, I guess, but we ended up under control of one guy. The Emperor does have a way about keeping things organized, but a lot of people aren't fond of his methods."