Another illusion, of course. It seemed to be a reoccuring theme in this temple at least. Slipping through the barrier after her companion, Aria was surprised by the ornately gilded decor they found on the other side. In fact, given what she knew of the Sith from her time on Korriban, this was the last thing she had expected to find at all. But perhaps the tombs of the Sith Lords there HAD looked like this once, before the salvagers and the sand stripped them bare and left them to ruin. They would never know for certain.

The acolyte turned her head upwards as the alien began to speak to them, taking in his words with a careful frown knitted into her brow as she tried to decipher their meaning. So the True Sith had not intended for the Order that came out of their government to become so ingrained in the kill-or-be-killed mentality...she wanted to ask the question out loud but the alien's glare cut into her like a vibroblade and so she held her tongue, out of instinct dropping her gaze to the floor and not looking him directly in the eye. Perhaps the True Sith had different expectations of etiquette for their acolytes, but it was safer, Aria thought, to play by the rules she knew rather than to risk being too bold in case it angered the tentacled man. 

She would have been lying if she had said that it wasn't difficult for her to answer his question. Sometimes she wondered why herself, but it was never a good idea to admit that where any of the Sith Lords could hear the thoughts, because it was a sign of the weakness they so terribly despised. Swallowing the lump in her throat, Aria glanced up just slightly, and kept her voice as steady and even as she could.
"It's all I have ever known, sir." she had considered lying and making up something about seeking the way to true strength, but if the True Sith were as powerful as it seemed then he would likely see straight through it. "But at least there is some kind of honesty in it, even if it's brutal. The Jedi preach peace and pacifism but would readily sacrifice others to keep themselves safe and hide it behind the delusion that it was 'the right thing to do'. At least with the Sith I know to watch my back, and trust no-one but myself."