"As I have said, tactics and equipment that will be of great use to you in halting the Imperial march, as well as our own services as combatants. All of us are magnificent fighters with the exception of the Duchess of Naboo and myself, and even we are not unable to fight.
"We are quite sure of what their objective will be and how they will achieve it."
Originally posted by Ushgarak
"That remains to be seen. And what alternative can you offer, without strength?"
Kai steps up, "As stated by Galahad, we have strengths. It may not be numbers, but it is enough to stop the Imperials here. We are your reinforcements for this coming battle, and we will be more valuable than an army in the coming battle." Kai steps back into the group and awaits a response.
(Guys, don't forget. We are not planning to stop the imperials. Nor are we planning to. We'll lose face with him if he catches us in tat falsehood. i may be wrong but perhaps we should make it clear from the beginning that we can only delay the inevitable if no agreement is reached with the Senators. my two bits.)
"The Imperials are a mighty force, your Lordship. Standing directly against them now would be...a last stand, if you will. But we can stall them long enough for you and your people to leave, get to another city or village or rendezvous point. If you survive this upcoming battle, you will be able to unite your people against the Imperials, and they will have to come running after you, and spread their forces thin."
"But if you die here...your people will stand little chance against the invasion force."
"Do any other cities on Lanzar have shield generators?"
Originally posted by Alkaselzer
"The Imperials are a mighty force, your Lordship. Standing directly against them now would be...a last stand, if you will. But we can stall them long enough for you and your people to leave, get to another city or village or rendezvous point. If you survive this upcoming battle, you will be able to unite your people against the Imperials, and they will have to come running after you, and spread their forces thin.""But if you die here...your people will stand little chance against the invasion force."
"Do any other cities on Lanzar have shield generators?"
OOC: there are no other cities.
Indeed, there is only one city that counts, and it is this one. They take it, it's over.
"If I wanted to run and hide," says Drakkon, "why would I wait now? Why not just run now? I've had mych time for these things. Why would I fight a little, and then run? Why would I rely on others to fight and die for me, and then run?"
He leans foorwards more in his throne, right hand absent-mindedly stroking his whip.
"What is it you can actually DO?"
Originally posted by Ushgarak
Indeed, there is only one city that counts, and it is this one. They take it, it's over."If I wanted to run and hide," says Drakkon, "why would I wait now? Why not just run now? I've had mych time for these things. Why would I fight a little, and then run? Why would I rely on others to fight and die for me, and then run?"
He leans foorwards more in his throne, right hand absent-mindedly stroking his whip.
"What is it you can actually DO?"
"We can fight. We can help you and your people. If you believe you can take the Imperials in war, fine. Good luck to you. But that is not the case. If you want your stand to matter, then let us help you. We have skills and ties that others cannot bring. If we use these, your sacrifice will not go to waste".
(Actually, that helped!)
"Because your sacrifice would be in the name of the Rebellion, rather than the miscellaneous, unruly barbarian that the Empire would label you and your people as. After the Imperial victory over the Osokans, you would be an insignificant failure in the eye of the Galaxy, nothing more than a swine bred for the purpose of being turned into the Emperor's dinner.
"But, if you joined the Rebellion...your name would go down in history. You would become a martyr, should you die, and several other worlds would join our cause, and rise up against the Empire to avenge you and your people."