[right][b][color=lightblue]Keldabe Administrative District // Mandalore // Mandalore Sector[/color][/b]
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Koren was due to speak to the Manda'lor. Hapes had had contact with Mandalore. His two royal guards stood at the door amidst the various other guards. He noted one or two Jedi, from what he understood the Khaleesh was from something known as the [i]Shadow Council[/i]. All the guards stood silently at attention, while various delegates in the room spoke to one another. He himself had had a brief conversation with Zailled Mertha from Coruscant while he waited until he moved forward to speak to the Mand'alors secretary. Koren eyed the Emperesses people. He had to admit he was intrigued by the Empire. He wasn't entirely sure what to think of them. 

Then the pin dropped.

[quote][color=a1a1a1][b]"Do not mistake my patience for ignorance, nor my hospitality for submission Empress Elara Renkar."[/b][/color][/quote]

The behemoth of a man, though Koren wasn't sure from here if he was actually large or if his presence was just imposing, stood up and walked towards the Empress. Who, to her credit, didn't back down when she was facing down the Mand'alor. Individuals throughout the room started to file out as there was a lull in the conversation. People trying to get out, before the fight turned... [i]bloody[/i]. He had never experienced Mandalorian culture in person, and only had his teachings at the Jedi Temple to guide him. 

Koren turned his attention to his two [url=https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1154894968847093861/1165349023654359040/image.png?ex=654686da&is=653411da&hm=7547e4e4363ba368c0fe19706f4bb655d821ca02b3e945822a44cd1748afc1c7&]guards[/url] as someone approached. Like him, this Kel Dor was dressed in Jedi Robes that had been made far more ornate and decorative. 

As he made his way too his guards Koren sent a general nudge in his guards direction allowing the man to approach. Koren bowed his head in a move of respect.

[color=82ca9d]"I will be frank, your highness... I do not believe this moment is opportune for making friends of the Mand'alor. If you are willing to heed the recommendation of a local... I would suggest a more jovial spot to oversee the Founding celebration. If you would permit my company, I have great interest in learning more about the Hapes Consortium."[/color] 

Koren chuckled. [color=lightblue]"I... did pick up on that. Come, let us leave."[/color] He nodded at the reveal of the lightsaber. [color=lightblue]"Honestly when I first began to make contact with the Republic I was worried about meeting other Jedi."[/color] As the two walked out of the room, flanked by his guards he placed his hand on his own lightsaber. Out of habit, or comfort, more than anything. [color=lightblue]"It's not as if I have spent my time outside the Order living up to the Jedi Ideals."[/color] As the left the Throne Room and out into the corridor he turned back to face Ro Nuul. [color=lightblue]"I suppose, not many Jedi match the Jedi Ideals of old these days."[/color]

Koren allowed his cloak to billow around him as he stopped. His guards moving to a respectable distance, but still, within reach should things turn... [i]sour[/i]. [color=lightblue]"So, Master Nuul. What do you wish to know?"[/color]