[b]Crusade, Kadan and Vera[/b]

Crusade turned around to Kadan. He let his disappointment seep through the force, allowing Kadan to sense it. “That is a very typical [i]warriors[/i] answer you have given me. It is to be expected given your background however I am still disappointed.” He turned back around. “You are giving me a suggestion on how to destroy the [i]Jedi[/i]. I am asking you how you destroy the entire [i]Order[/i]. Come now, one day this answer may allow you to become my apprentice.” He just had to dangle that on front of Kadan, that little tidbit would make him try harder and if he failed… doubly so.

“From the inside, my lord? Possibly not through a direct battle but rather a more subtle approach, possibly turning people against the Order,” Kadan paused, realizing he still had much to learn from Lord Crusade, he would never admit it but he was partly stumped by the Darth’s question. “The Order is weak, ripe for tearing apart. Not only are they still stuck in their old, foolish ways, but they themselves are weak.”

His answer this time, was better than it was previously. However sadly it was not the one he was looking for. He would see what the other possible candidates would say and wait until the mission to Coruscant. Then he would have all the information he needed to make a decision. “Your answer is still not that I was looking for. To destroy the order we need to [i]ruin[/i] them. We need to force them to forsake their beliefs, we need to have the Republic cast them out. Then, we will grant them death. Once there is naught left of their order.”

“They are still people, with emotions, that means they can be corrupted away from their ‘beliefs’. That’s a brilliant idea, my lord.” Kadan said, thinking over what Lord Crusade said, how he didn’t think of that right away made him angry at himself.

Vera gingerly rubbed her throat from where lord Crusade had choked her, she looked at him and this time she spoke very softly. “It won’t happen again m’lord.” She bowed her head even further, and gulped trying to get rid of the lump in her throat from the choking. “Master, I couldn’t help but overhear but what exactly do you mean by getting the Jedi cast out? Unless...” Her voice trailed off, She knew what was going to happen next. “How many are to go with me my lord?” She asked again 

Crusade shook his head. “Do not get ahead of yourself Vera. Our task in the senate takes priority. Then we shall publicly humiliate the Jedi. Only after we have ridiculed them shall your next mission take place.” He touched the mask on his face, once one of his more prideful aspects it had been left scarred years ago by the warring amongst the Sith. “It will be difficult, however these are the way things must go for them to transpire as I have foreseen.” He thought to the trials ahead. There was no room for error. He was not one for wasting blood but if anyone messed up his current plans, they would feel his wrath.

Vera looked at her master. “What about the republic forces on Abridon M’lord? They do have a forward base, and the men coming back from there report of Jedi what of them, can we not manipulate this force to achieve our own ends. Perhaps send them to Coruscant in our stead and have them try to sniff out ‘corruption’ then when they’ve caused enough damage, the Republic will have but no choice but to send the order away.” She stated

“Do not presume too much. We require and audience, and where the Jedi are broken does not matter. Besides they will find themselves at Coruscant anyway. No point to try and push them towards it. We must make it their own idea or they will suspect the trap, such as with the Republic. Casting out the Jedi must be their [i]own[/i] idea. If we force it, they will know and all will fail.” Vera was one of the few ones who could talk to him like this, however even she did not fully understand. 

Vera just nodded “If it is as you will M’lord then i will obey.” She said, she made no grasp of trying to understand Lord Crusades ideas and stratagems it was like trying to understand why the force exists, or how the universe was shaped. In the end one would understand but not a moment sooner than that. 

“It will be complicated and we must tread carefully. You must use all your training Assassin, for this will be a trying time and I will rely on you heavily. However if we pass through unscathed your reward will be greater than any previously.” He stood for a moment. Contemplative, before he turned to Kadan. “You will be in charge of the mission against the Jedi Temple. It will be difficult and dangerous, however all the preparations are made. Suade will accompany you on this endeavor.” He turned back to Vera. “You must return to your role as senator-” A datapad waved over to her feet. “These are the facts, and this is the motion you will put through to the Senate. It will not be accepted at first, however we shall work on that.”

Vera took the datapad, and studied it for only a few minutes. That was something of a gift with her the fact she could study something for just a few minutes and commit it to memory. She was smiling by the end “Well M’lord you certainly know how to make a girl smile.” She joked, by this time tomorrow, Vera would be temporarily dead. Only to be replaced by Amallia Varren, Senator from Corellia. A bit of a maverick like everyone else born on the planet, but also smooth and elegant with a touch of entitlement. This would be childs play.