Preparations [Day 4, Early Afternoon]

[Sylvain Torsin]

He tilted his head, "Ideally we do it the proper way... but I am not Baras, and you are not those who have come before. The wheels of progress churn slowly... and many things have a way of repeating themselves through time, but the wheel does continue to churn. We are different than those before us, and we can direct the Empire differently. I know it sounds like what everyone else says, but I know your heart... and you know mine. We are intrinsically different from the likes of Baras."

He looked into her eyes, "Even if we are unable to fully change the Empire, we lay the groundwork for future generations to do so by concerted, tenacious, and persevering effort. We take every opportunity between now and the end of our lives to make each action we take in line with our principles. This too... is in line with our principles. He is an immediate and terrible threat to the Empire. For what he plans alone... he should be removed without question. He also deserves justice for the terrible deeds he has done, and that justice would result in his execution. Even if we cannot do it the right way... I do feel we would still stand as a beacon to others. We can be that light you speak of... this is not the end of anything Kris. It is the beginning."

[Kristal Serasai]

"If that is to come to pass I will have to hope that you are correct, Sylvain," she said, finding her point not hitting it's mark.

[Sylvain Torsin]

He nodded, "And I hope we can apprehend him the right way. What would our plan be once we have him?"

[Kristal Serasai]

"Secure him, attempt to learn of where we might find evidence of his greater plans and alert Darth Marr of them. It would be his place, I find, to bring this before the rest of the Dark Council.," she says concisely.

[Sylvain Torsin]

Sylvain contemplated her plan, "Baras is a crafty individual. It may be difficult to gain the evidence required from his minions while he still lives. I am sure many of them would believe he will find a way to escape an incarceration. He has only recently told me of his plans... with enough time and effort I could root up a fair amount of evidence, but that is a long time to try and keep him restrained, even for Marr."

He paused, "Implicating him in the death of our parents, however, that potentially could be proven by the data that your mother possesses. We need to know what she has if we are to take such a gamble..."

[Kristal Serasai]

"Something only time will give," she said, pushing herself up to her feet from the table before turning back to Sylvain. "Regardless, we are going to have an opportunity coming soon and need to be prepared. I..." she paused and shook her head. "We will be ready for it, whatever comes."

[Sylvain Torsin]

He nodded and stood, "Together we will not fail."

He looked into her eyes with a resolute stare. Behind the look we're thoughts of love and support. He wished he could vocalize what he was thinking, but he knew this was not the time.

His look softened slightly as he extended a hand to shake, "Good luck on your mission. I'll see you the moment you come back."

[Kristal Serasai]

Kristal nodded and turned away, starting to walk out of the restaurant but stopped. Turning about she caught Sylvain just as he stood, pulling him down to her by the collar with her right hand and kissing him. Pulling away she exuded nothing but the cool aura she always did.

"Just in case," she said, before turning about and leaving properly.

[Sylvain Torsin]

A smitten and joyful smile creeped onto his lips as they broke apart. His hand came up to his mouth as he chuckled once. He watched her walk away with her Imperial orderly grace and caught his breath.

After she was gone, still smiling, he said, "Bye Kris... I love you."

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[Kristal Serasai]

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