Zarkun

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

"And something tells me they won't here either. We need some kind of fall back for when this inevitably gets messed up." I look at everyone. "As we learned in the War, no plan survives contact with the enemy."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

"It's important to note, however, that Miss Naberrie genuinely wants to help the Republic. Jorg Sucal played on that and turned her into a Sith Witch Lite version of who she was during the war. The only true threat to anyone is Darth Trayus."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

I frown and sigh. "I did not leave the former Sith Witch in any condition to be a risk to anyone, Jude. She'll remain under the care of the caretaker droids and I'll assign a group of specialized guard droids to watch her if you're that concerned." I hoped it would answer any immediate questions, but I still address Armond directly. "As for her involvement, Darth Trayus decided to play on her lust for power and the Chancellorship and used her. More explanation for that is...difficult to give."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

"Hank is mine, thank you, but I'm sure he'd appreciate a break from guard duty. He is, at the end of the day, an assassination model." I pause and then continue. "Make sure you can isolate a couple of the guards, and...just tell him to set the rifle to stun. They might have useful intel and if they prove to be blindly loyal to Sucal, let him do what he does best. I fear that not killing someone does something to his programming."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

"You, HJ, are going to be in charge of shutting down or re purposing the Foundry. Whether or not you take Huntress is up to you, but those droids, be they the Sith Hunter model or not, need to be stopped. Perhaps Ava could lend you a squadron to aid?"

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

I look the two over and then nod. "Then you two are going to need a bit of extra training. Lord Organa, we'll send them and Korre to your castle soon as they're whipped into shape." I turn to face the Lord of House Organa directly. "I would also ask, if you can, that you would speak with House Panteer about preparing for an attack. While we're confident it will be some time, we'd rather Alderaan not get caught unaware a second time."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Zar'kun Je'and

"And the navicomputer you...acquired during the Cold War? Couldn't that help with navigation? I know it was meant for the Long Shadow, but..."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Back on Alderaan

As soon as Jerus and company had returned, Zar'kun had made the call to Lord Organa to inform him that they had the information they needed and would commense with the briefing as soon as a family member had mapped out their path. It was only a couple of hours before they were ready...

Zar'kun Je'and

I stood at the head of the briefing room as the others filed in, Lord Organa having taken a seat with an honor guard and several officers on one side of the room while the members of the Sith Hunters who were here filled the other side. I couldn't help but smile softly as old memories of operations briefed during the War came up, and even during the Cold War, before the spectre and Thul had forced us to abandon the base here on Alderaan for Hoth.

I quickly turned away from the past though, as the future was far more relevant and needed me to be in the present. Once I was sure everyone was seated, I began speaking, the holoprojecter coming to life with the appropriate images and locations as I speak. "Everyone, welcome to the first briefing this base has seen in many years. And as is the norm, we're here to stop the end of the galaxy." I chuckle slightly. "First, everyone, this is Armond Organa, Lord of the House Organa and their leader. He's also an old friend and ally. Thanks to Luci, who I'm glad to welcome back from the Kiliks control, we now know that the Tempest Eye, something Lord Trayus views as a crucial part of his plan to destroy the Living Force, is located in the Maw Cluster at the coordinates T-10. Apparently, according to communication between Oroboro and another Nest near the Maw, this was done intentionally."

"We also know the locations of the Foundry, the Garden, and the Genesis Engine. The Garden is a terraforming construct, used to make inhospitable worlds safe for a chosen species by changing everything from it's atmosphere to it's geological make. The Genesis Engine is a Xenoforming Construct, used for making landscapes safe for the same species who use the Garden. Respectfully, the Garden is found in Wild Space, in a forgotten star system called Chrelythiumn, coordinates T-26, and the Genesis Engine deep within the Galactic Core, at the brightest center of known space, coordinates L-11. According to Oroboro, the Sith Empire had a passing interest in both these locations but never acted on them. The Foundry is located in the Kurost Sector, but I can provide an exact location thanks to SIS. The Empire took it from Revan, but after their defeat, the Republic took it over." Jerus speaks up at this point.

"I have reason to believe the Sith Hunter droid the Republic has been fielding is being designed and built there and if we're going to have any chance of beating Sucal on the ground, at any point, the production of these things has to be stopped." I nod to him and continue.

"All these locations are important, but none more so than the Tempest Eye. Koraline, I've been told you can get us through the maw?"

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Jerus Je'and

I sigh deeply. "This is not what we need..." Beckoning for him to follow me, I point down the hall. "I gotta go get dad, but you can count on the Mandalorians following the orders of Mandalore, no matter their personal feelings on the matter. We'll worry about them later, for now, we need to plan for getting to the Eye; we have it's location."

A Galaxy in Twilight[Lord Gressh/Zarkun]

Jerus Je'and

"It's how dad would put it. I suppose," I say as we finish the climb out of the tunnel and the sun hits us again, "I should have known better with as powerful in the Force as he was, dad would understand that process better though. Maybe talk to him when we get back inside?" The walk back had been relatively short and before long, the group was walking back into the base, which had autoturrets sweeping back and forth from their various positions along the small wall outside it.

"Right, well, I'll go find HJ and dad if you all want to head to the briefing room. Jude, why don't you tell Koraline where the Tempest Eye is located along the way so she can start plotting our route?" Without waiting for any answers, I head off down a hall in the opposite direction, where I run into HJ about half way down. "Son! You get in contact with Ava yet?"