Bounty: One Misstep Leads to Another [EA, MA, LA]

[Alysele Cortess]

"No such warning was given to me, but my master would not have sent me here if he did not believe me capable of handling myself. Then again, most people seem to think twice about confronting a Sith," she smirked confidently, and the ordered snacks arrived promptly. "Glad to hear it. And I will honestly say that the trust shown today means something to me, as well. Believe you will find most of my fellow Sith and Imperials to be a wide variety of people..."

She picked up a piece of pickled orobird egg, "though you need not be concerned for my safety if that was on your mind. We are taught to always be alert for danger, because Peace Is A Lie."

Aly was silent while Shaisha and Varra talked. She smirked. "Most people do." There was no menace in her voice only confidence. "A wide variety indeed... perhaps you can let us know if there are similar like minded people?"

She tilted her head in thought. Peace is a lie... she recalled the teachings of the Jedi code. There is no emotion, there is peace. Of course, she had her own share of feelings still bumbling about... fondness for Nial, anger at the impunity of the assassin, regret for paths not taken...

"Then, the sith came here to lie?" She asked in a light voice.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Think nothing of it, Varra," she nodded to the liuetenant. "One needs to take a chance and start somewhere." After all, she had been the lone Sith approaching a trio which included a Jedi and two soldiers, so the odds had probably not been in her favour.

She looked thoughtfully at Aly. Reaching lightly out with the Force to confirm her suspicions.

"Perhaps we did, in a way. For the moment, the Council seems to speak of peace, but we are not fools... it won't last, at least that is my impression, because in the end it goes against the Code of the Sith."

[Niall Organa]

"Mmm." Niall frowned down into his mug. "I suppose that it doesn't bode well for peace if it's against the code of one of the groups." He looked up. "How long, do you suppose?"

He shot a quick glance at Aly, his hand twitching down at his side.

[Alysele Cortess]

"Perhaps we did, in a way. For the moment, the Council seems to speak of peace, but we are not fools... it won't last, at least that is my impression, because in the end it goes against the Code of the Sith."

"What do you expect to accomplish then?" She pushed down her inner turmoil for now. "Though that does not mean that everyone follows the Code the same way. Codes are rarely simple matters." She withdrew, feeling she spoke too much. "

She saw Niall and smiled at him in a small way. Nothing to worry so far. So. Far.

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"It's true that Codes are rarely simple matters," she agreed with a smirk. "As for how long it could take... it is hard to tell. While my master is on the Dark Council, I'm not someone who knows all that goes on there, nor what has made the Emperor agree to the summit. And there is of course the matter to consider that the Sith aren't the entire Empire, even if we are its leaders."

She chuckled and swirled the caff around in its mug. "You can probably relate to the situation that there are different needs and concerns on different layers of society. The Jedi probably don't agree fully with the Senate, who don't agree fully with the Military, and so it goes around."

Shaisha fixed her gaze on Alysele. "I would be happy to speak more on the philosophical aspects of Codes at another juncture."

[Alysele Cortess]

"Perhaps another time, as long as our duties permit." She looked the other woman in the eye. "Sith Vreysk."

She withdrew again, falling uncharacteristically silent, letting Ni lead the rest of the conversation.

[Niall Organa]

"It's true." Niall said. "You could further subdivide that, of course, officially and unofficially. The Senate is made up of a multitude of worlds, each with their own opinion. Alderaan strongly favors peace, for example. My choice of career is a little unusual. And then, of course, unofficially, I'm sure there are factions."

He sat back in his seat. "But we're all in service to the whole. Whatever final decision comes down from the top will be followed by the rest." He looked at Aly, smiling. "Although the Jedi do sometimes do their own thing, don't they?"

[Shaisha Vreysk]

"Jedi Alysele," she replied politely in return.

As Niall spoke of the Republic Senate, she was reminded of how horribly inefficient the Republic seemed.

"Does that mean Alderaan does not see war much, if your career in the military is unusual?"

[Niall Organa]

"That's right. Although there are exceptions. I doubt there's any part of the Republic that hasn't been touched by the conflict."

He shrugged, continuing. "I don't want to overstate how unusual my career choice is. Plenty of Alderaanian nobles receive military training, traditionally. And some even join the Republic forces. There are... many ways to serve Alderaan." He frowned down into his mug for a moment, then took another drink.