[color=0072bc]"Everyone into the shuttle. Now!"[/color] Koda ordered his squad, [color=0072bc]"Sal, take the controls, Halon co-piolet him."[/color] Koda's voice was authoritative and final, yet heavy and resigned. [color=fff79a]"Sir,
with all due respect, we cannot allow the queen to sacrifice herself! As a Repuplic soldier our mission..." [/color] Koda interrupted Tallo's desperate outburst, [color=0072bc]"On the ship now Tallo. Let your Queen make this decision with a clear conscious. Rest assured..."[/color] Koda turned and started the young man directly in the eye, [color=0072bc]"our work isin't through. Save that dedication for when it matters."[/color] Tallo went silent and bowed to the retreating queen before joining the squad on the shuttle.

[color=0072bc]"Master Jedi, miss Hawkens, please a moment to myself? Please give my man the quadrants of our escape. I'll be there shortly."[/color] once the Jedi entered the ship Koda went down on one knee and pulled up his squad roster and studied the names of the fallen and captured. [color=0072bc]"I swear to you, by my life and all the waters of Manaan, I will return for you. Not even the all mighty tide will prevent me from fulfilling this oath."[/color] Koda said this promise aloud as if to give his oath strength. Than he turned and entered the transport, ready to help plan the next move.