[h3]Damar[/h3]
[b]Coruscant - Processional Way[/b]
[i]Alek's Rally[/i]
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"As of yet, I am trying to refrain from a take at all." Damar replied, one hand coming up to hold his chin in a contemplative manner. "I have not seen for myself the level of destruction the Mandalorians have wrought. On holotapes, it certainly portrays atrocity after atrocity, but these are often gathered after the battles have passed. It shows the flames of war, buildings destroyed in the wake of bombs and the dropping of Basilisk Droids. But I must see and speak with Republic soldiers, and walk their ships, to know how they truly fare against the enemy. I must have more than one source of information--were it possible, I would even wish to speak to the Mandalorians. I wish to hear from the Jedi who have defended themselves on worlds such as Taris, and from the inhabitants of those worlds that have been ravaged."

He crossed his arms again, and shook his head. 

"I wish to know as much as possible before making a final decision. But I suppose, in my heart, I do agree with Alek and Revan to an extent. The Mandalorians cannot be allowed to slaughter innocents without facing some sort of consequence. Though I know that vengeance and anger are forbidden, I also know evil must not be allowed to thrive. War, no matter who fights it, is surely an evil." He turned to look at Vijjo.

"You say you do not like to think of things too deeply. I'm afraid I am unequipped to understand such a sentiment. To think deeply, to be aware of one's thoughts and feelings and understand them...and to do the same for others...I have always felt that such was the only way to truly find peace. Forgive me, I mean no offense...But I feel if one simply 'followed their guts' without knowing why they felt the need to do so, they would not be able to do better than the most primal of solutions. It is all too obvious that to stop an evil man, you must kill him. It takes education, wisdom, and all sorts of other knowledge to be able to understand him, and instead turn him to the light."

Vijjo had paid the man a credit for his thoughts and had probably gotten enough to fill both ears. Such was the constant working of the mind that was Damar Maadik's.