Da'n pipes up here, asking Ascar if he feels bad for the people that Persis and Majora killed on Mandragos and beyond.
"I regret a lot of what happened in that time, "says Ascar. "I certainly never intended it. Still, you can hardly hold me responsible for the murders they committed. I hardly asked them to do it. Quite the contrary. And you will find, young one, that loss of life is not quite the disaster you perhaps think it is. The Force goes on."
Gallagher nods.
"True enough," Gallagher says. "I find it unlikely that the Jedi would have caught up with Kuylen's lackeys on Malastare if you had simply given them the Astrolabe and sent them on their merry way. The whole thing was disastrous, from Roan's tales of Zeiton, but I dread to think what would have happened if only Kuylen's people had reached Zeiton, as far as its inhabitants are concerned."
Originally posted by SpidervladWentar smiles. "He almost sounds like a Renegade," he says jokingly. "I'd be lying if I said I never thought about how the order can do things differently. The Padawans spending time with Ascar is a similar situation to if the Padawans were to spend time with myself, Xeth or any other Renegade, unless your trying to say that Ascar would intentionally try and mislead them."
"I'm surprised the council let him travel with us. From what I know, he disagrees about the ways that a Jedi is taught. Thinks they should be given more freedom to learn throughout the universe, no matter where it is. A bad thing for the Padawans to hear. On the other hand - it might be a sign that the Council trusts Roan, Andros, and Jelena to be able to make sure that their Padawans don't become corrupted with Ascar's misleading opinion. "Vlad stretched his legs in the passenger seat before continuing his talk with Wentar, who was piloting the ship.
"Giving that much freedom to learners of the force can have dire consequences. Too many will turn to the dark side. The exploration outside of civilized space can be beneficial, of course, but what if the force-user isn't ready for what he finds? "
He shrugs, tapping in Ascar's latest course correction.
"To be fair, what force-user is ready for everything the Galaxy holds. I've seen wise and experienced Jedi skim dangerously close to the Dark Side while their Padawan's remain blissfully unaware about what's going on. Sometimes the mind of a learner can adapt while the mind of the teacher is too stuck in his ways to handle what he finds."
Originally posted by Liberator
I give a crisp nod. "I'm not sure why I joined up with you, nor am I sure what precisely we are doing, but know that we've got your backs." I nod to MONARCH who gives a stiff bow."Anything specific you want us to do?"
Xeth laughs a bit.
"Most of the Renegade Jedi that join up with me just want to help clean up the Galaxy, one bit at a time. I like to break conspiracies wide open. Vera-Kin has a history with investigation. Wentar fought pirates and slavers. Most I keep tabs on but they're out doing their own thing. Not every path joins with mine, obviously."
Xeth shrugs.
"Just keep an eye on Ascar, as I said earlier. I have a feeling your protocol friend might come in handy wherever we're going... or at least I hope so."
Essalin rather likes artwork, actually.
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Time passes, as you head out to Kalinus VI. Contact with the Republic is sporadic out here, though not entirely impossible. Distortion tends to be so bad that only recorded messages can be sent; a live conversation is a nightmare.
Your flotilla of ships hurls out of hyperspace to find...
... a simple planetary system. Your initial readings show no other ships,. no anomalies and no comms traffic in the area.
Sorry for being rather inactive. I'm moving to a new place on April first (no joke) and things are not going as planned currently. Logistic nightmares and not to mention I still haven't had time to buy me a couch so it seems I'll be sitting on the floor for some time.
About the earlier discussions, it's too late now to mention it but do I have a general knowledge of the Witches of Dathomir?