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Valiance was an old man now, well, older than he had been before. He was well past his prime, yet thankfully the grace of the Force or good genetics had spared him the usual ravages of age. He never had any important positions in the Republic but had done his best to help set the education...

Valiance gave a bow of respect to the Grandmaster, happy that his gift was so well received. "I apologize I can't do more than this. The Mandalorians have our hands tied, especially since they run this planet. Getting you here was already quite the task, but I think it was worth it. Even if we...

As expected, they really were on the same page. With a few taps on his datapad Valiance brought up the numbers that they needed for their side, a tally of the number of ships to be created and other concerns needed to properly build their fleet to protect the worlds of the Republic. It wasn't...

"Well, that's always good to hear. Means I might be able to survive re-election!" He chuckled again, though after a few seconds he became serious. He gestured for Arda to follow him again, going back to the turbolift and going even deeper. When they exited, what they found was...white. empty...

Valiance was silly, but he was not stupid. He could feel the hint of a request in the Grandmaster's words, yet he was unsure exactly what she was looking for. With a smile he gestured for her to follow him deeper into the library, down towards the older vaults that held the tomes and information...

There were no questions from the Senator of Obroa-skai, mainly because he had been fortunate his planet had been spared most of the ravages of what these insidious people had done. Perhaps that was the boon of being known as a library planet, people with heated blood tended to stay away as it as...

When Dalyn took off his helmet, the meaning behind it wasn't lost on Valiance. His planet had been under Mandalorian control for years now, which he would have been foolish to not learn what he could of their customs. Their armor was a very important part of their societal and personal identity...

Holy hell, they had DONE it. Valiance was quiet as Alton finished up their meeting, still with that smile on his face and that fierce glint in his eye. He nodded and said his goodbyes as the droid showed them out of the room, going back towards their ship having achieved not only a political...

Senator Waszylla could see that the aides were about to finally fall to their side of the reasoning. Sure he had tipped his hand with what he could offer, but it had been needed to keep their goal alive in the first place. With a smirk masquerading as a grin, Val leaned forward as if he had a...

Valiance clapped as the story ended, the children completely taken in by the magic of the tale. "That is quite the story, my friend. And it's a good lesson. Things may not always be as they appear. Even if we're hurt, or angry, acting on impulse can cause misunderstandings or create even more...

Valiance didn't blame the two aides for their request, he knew it was a part of their very society and culture. It DID make things more difficult for Alton and himself, though, especially since they were trying to not give up their integrity trying to secure the ear of the High Councillor. Only...

Valiance was quiet as Alton spoke, pleased to listen to the younger man start off the negotiations so deftly. The Senator from Chandrila was incredibly skilled, perhaps that being one of the reasons he had become the Vice Chancellor so soon after the formation of the Republic. The way he had set...

If it was one thing that Valiance admired about his friend and recent superior Alton, it was the man's integrity. It was easy for a Senator or any politician to fall into vices in order to get what they want, even if they had the best of intentions. Vice Chancellor Hawkes would only do such...

Wow, this was all certainly a step up from what Valiance was used to. In the United Protectorate things had been fairly normal in terms of scale of their meeting areas and other offices and such. This was...quite something. He'd been to Alderaan before, yet for some reason this just felt so much...

"The forehead? Oh!"Valiance blinked, finally remembering what Alton had been talking about. He'd completely forgotten he had tripped and fallen as he made his way up to the podium to speak and vote for the creation of the Republic. Considering what had happened that day, a small detail like that...

"Oho, CAN I speak their language! When Obroa got taken over I figured it was a good thing to learn how to speak with them. New cultures and all that. Well, not realy NEW new, but newly relevant. Anyway, I'm rambling. Yes, I'll be able to understand them if they don't want to speak Basic." Val...

Oh, a party? How delightful! Valiance never got invited to these things when he had been a scholar, or even a student in the great libraries of Obroa-skai, though that might have been the fact that he hadn't really been interested in other people at that time of his life. His mind had been a...

"Alton! Now this is a surprise!" Val was glad to see a friendly face here, respecting the Senator of Chandrila quite highly. He was a member of that new generation he was trying to impart wisdom to, just as any good scholar or teacher did. He gestured for the Senator to join him, the other...

Valiance couldn't think of the last time he felt so excited. The Republic had been reformed and here he was on Kuat, spearheading diplomatic efforts to try to be friends with the illustrious ship-builders. As much as the man hated violence, he knew that the growing Republic would need...

The Senator was not alone at that part of the library, surrounded by children who had been visiting the library perhaps as part of their general studies. Now they sat around the man as he had an old leather-bound tome open. He had been reading to them, old stories almost akin to fairy tales. The...