*Takes Jelena aside*
Whispers:"I don't mind you giving me advice or second guessing my opinion. However don't do it in front of the boy. It will only make him doubt... As for who is Balek, I myself never met him Master Gundark and Xeth ran into him a couple of years back, he is probably one of the best and smartest bounty-hunters there is. That's why it would be strange if he came here, however one never knows"
Then you assume entirely wrongly! You have no such authority to commandeer a vessel and force it into a dangerous situation, even if your legal status wasn't hazy, which as a Renegade who is only here in a 'helping Xeth' capacity it most certainly is.
How would you feel if the police came and forcibly seized your car whilst you were driving it, said it was going to be used in a bait and ambush situation, and that dangerous maniacs were going to attack it, so keep your head down and we'll try and make sure they don't kill you? I think you would probably find there were certain legal objections to that.
So you may need to re-think the theory of this one.