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Vanya hadn't been with the Jedi long, but it hadn't taken her long to get to work. She'd taken a dive into the history and looked into the worlds that the Jedi had strong influence and ties to. Of all of those, one that stood out the Vanya above all the others was the planet Bastion.
Located at the edge of Jedi-aligned space and the Empire-controlled space, Bastion - she knew - would become a flashpoint of violence and conflict when the inevitable war with the Empire broke out.
The Empire. They were an enigma that Vanya couldn't quite put her finger on. Her limited time working alongside them had not been pleasant, but they had a certain way about them that she respected even if she didn't agree with it. And yet, while the individuals may have earned her admiration, the institution as a whole was one that blatantly tread upon the rest of the galaxy and the independent planets within it. They had stormed into Dathomir and taken what they wanted. Vanya often found herself wondering if helping them had been a mistake, but she was also no friend to the Forgotten Valley Clan.
Ultimately, Vanya decided that heading to Bastion was the most beneficial option available to her. Despite being a probationary Knight, she didn't really feel like she knew what she was doing when it came to being a "Jedi" and she certainly didn't know how to teach anyone anything other than how to fight. Still, they had elected to send a Padawan with her, and she just kind of... said "cool."
As their ship angled in toward the planet's surface, she looked over to the guy in the seat next to her.
So are you good at this "diplomacy" thing? she asked. Vanya was not. Her entire plan was "try not to ruin the relationship the Jedi have established."
Located at the edge of Jedi-aligned space and the Empire-controlled space, Bastion - she knew - would become a flashpoint of violence and conflict when the inevitable war with the Empire broke out.
The Empire. They were an enigma that Vanya couldn't quite put her finger on. Her limited time working alongside them had not been pleasant, but they had a certain way about them that she respected even if she didn't agree with it. And yet, while the individuals may have earned her admiration, the institution as a whole was one that blatantly tread upon the rest of the galaxy and the independent planets within it. They had stormed into Dathomir and taken what they wanted. Vanya often found herself wondering if helping them had been a mistake, but she was also no friend to the Forgotten Valley Clan.
Ultimately, Vanya decided that heading to Bastion was the most beneficial option available to her. Despite being a probationary Knight, she didn't really feel like she knew what she was doing when it came to being a "Jedi" and she certainly didn't know how to teach anyone anything other than how to fight. Still, they had elected to send a Padawan with her, and she just kind of... said "cool."
As their ship angled in toward the planet's surface, she looked over to the guy in the seat next to her.
So are you good at this "diplomacy" thing? she asked. Vanya was not. Her entire plan was "try not to ruin the relationship the Jedi have established."