It took a few moments for Kresst to register in his mind that Mach was referring to him. He certainly had not fought with clones near enough to consider himself a "General." Aside from that, the announcement of a sudden Separatist attack had Kresst confused. "Separatists? Why would they be here? Back when they were expanding, it made sense. Potential support from the population, a base within striking distance of the Hydian Way. But now, the Separatists are reeling, a huge portion of their fleet destroyed after Coruscant. It does not make sense for them to go on the offensive here, of all places, unless...it has to be about the relic. It is the only thing here that would be enough to motivate them to risk forces on this."

There was a pause from Kresst as he stared ahead of them contemplatively. On the ship, he had usually had something of a light air about him, but now he appeared as stern and serious as any battlefield Jedi that Mach would have worked with. Combat was not Kresst's area of expertise, but that did not mean he did not understand the risks involved. "If Mevann is confident they can defend with minimal casualties, then we can press on. As long as the relic is here, this planet is going to be a target."