[center][h2] HJ Twilight [/h2][/center]

"Oh, good. Maybe now we can finally make some progress." I start to head off, but turn. "And I'll try not to worry about Cosen. Honestly, I feel like I should be more worried about Ava. She's running head first into the heart of the Republic." Sighs. "I just hope she understands this isn't the new Mandalorian Crusade."

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[center][h2] Ava Cadera [/h2][/center]

"It'll be like a new Mandalorian Crusade!" I am standing in my ready room, putting the finishing touches on my ceremonial armor. I face a mirror, adjusting the short cape slung over one shoulder. Behind me sits Kam Ordo, otherwise known as Hunter Twilight (though only I among the Mandalorians call him that). "The clans have been itching for a fight like this. Attacking Republic outposts is fun, but unrewarding. Striking at the Republic captial? That will be a fight to remember."

[center][h2] Hunter Twilight [/h2][/center]

I hold a small camera droid in my lap. As Ava talks, I fiddle with its insides with a screwdriver. "I've heard some of the warriors talking. At least among Clan Ordo, they grow tired of fighting an [i]aruetii akaan[/i]. They want to fight for a Mandalorian cause again."

[center][h2] Ava Cadera [/h2][/center]

I turn abruptly. In the months that Hunter has been among us, he has become more and more like a Mondo'a. He's even started using our language unconsciously. Part of me wondered if perhaps some traces of Kam's personality were still intact, and bleeding into Hunter's thoughts. But, then again, Kam was basically brain dead by the end, so maybe this was all Hunter, and he was just maturing faster than I expected. "And how do you feel about this? Are you tired of fighting an 'outsider's war' too?"

[center][h2] Hunter Twilight [/h2][/center]

Shrugs. "It doesn't matter how I feel, or how anyone else feels. You are the Mand'alor. We fight for whatever cause you tell us to fight for. And, if any other warrior has a problem with that, he'll challenge you, and you'll kill him. No one has challenged you, so they clearly still trust your judgement." I close the cam droid's control panel. "There we are. We're all set to transmit to the whole fleet whenever you are ready."

[center][h2] Ava Cadera [/h2][/center]

I nod. Though much of the army was on Dxun, the majority of the Mandalorian fleet was scattered across the galaxy, as to not draw too much attention to one location in particular. "You sure that little thing can transmit my speech to the entire fleet?"

[center][h2] Hunter Twilight [/h2][/center]

"More or less. The ships at the edge of transmission range can just forward the recording to the ships that missed it. See, I rewired the droid to bounce it's signal off of every ship in range, Mandalorian or not. The signal is encrypted though, so only the people we want to see it will see it." Pauses a moment, looking down nervously. "At least...I hope so. There is a chance the Republic might be able to break the encryption."

[center][h2] Ava Cadera [/h2][/center]

"And then all of the Republic will know we're coming." Grins wolfishly. "Perfect."