Ana followed Renfry’s gesture out into the jungle, taking a moment to parse what she meant. She’d heard the analogy before – or was she the one who made it? – long ago, and she knew exactly where Renfry was coming from with it. There was a primal, immutable truth to the galaxy; the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. This was the case with predators and prey on worlds like this as much as it was the case with Sith ruling over mundane society or gang lords ruling over common dregs.
”Exactly,” she said in agreement, ”But there’s more to it that just hunter and prey.” She returned her gaze to Renfry, debating with whether or not she wanted to share with the woman her view of the galaxy and where the Sith would be in it. She and Talak had this talk years ago, and his words still echoed within her. For a moment, her mind turned to where he might be in the galaxy and whether he felt satisfied with the empire he was working towards. It had been a while since she had any kind of philosophical talk with her peers, and she figured most were content with the status quo under the cruel yoke of the Eternal.
”The ways of the Old Sith brought ruin,” she finally said, turning her gaze outward again to watch the rain, ”They sought power for the sake of power. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge. They collapsed, and all the galaxy has to show for it are ruined memorials and hidden tomes.” The corners of her lips curled downwards into a slight frown and she shook her head. She let a sigh escape before smiling wistfully.
”Things could be worse,” she said vaguely, still watching the rain. There was something calming about it, even though her head pounded. ”But it’s starting to get cold. You’re sure you have no way of keeping us warm?”
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”Exactly,” she said in agreement, ”But there’s more to it that just hunter and prey.” She returned her gaze to Renfry, debating with whether or not she wanted to share with the woman her view of the galaxy and where the Sith would be in it. She and Talak had this talk years ago, and his words still echoed within her. For a moment, her mind turned to where he might be in the galaxy and whether he felt satisfied with the empire he was working towards. It had been a while since she had any kind of philosophical talk with her peers, and she figured most were content with the status quo under the cruel yoke of the Eternal.
”The ways of the Old Sith brought ruin,” she finally said, turning her gaze outward again to watch the rain, ”They sought power for the sake of power. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge. They collapsed, and all the galaxy has to show for it are ruined memorials and hidden tomes.” The corners of her lips curled downwards into a slight frown and she shook her head. She let a sigh escape before smiling wistfully.
”Things could be worse,” she said vaguely, still watching the rain. There was something calming about it, even though her head pounded. ”But it’s starting to get cold. You’re sure you have no way of keeping us warm?”
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