Witch's Sabbath [Day 6, Late Afternoon]

[Lord Tenebrous]

"Hopefully, yes, as I have a feeling we won't have very long... and you have only until the end of these trials." Her mouth was fixed into a hard line, but managed to give Jun-Tsu a sympathetic look.

"Perhaps it's worth speaking to Sinea, yes... as well as Arya. My own gift of foresight is often... limited in scope, or given to me at random."

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Az iz mein own. I vill be zpeaking vith Darth Arya later today, vith any luck zhe vill deign to zee me. I could uze her inzight. I vill let you und Lord Razh know iv anyzhing vruitful iz rewealed, but I do not hold much hope. I hawe zaid it bevore, but to zee zhe vuture iz to valk a zhouzand pathz. It iz az cryptic az it iz unreliable. Part of zhe reazon I newer zought instruction in it."

[Lord Tenebrous]

"It can be useful, when applied more to the short-term, in aid to make plans... or merely to predict the movements of an enemy." Shaisha had found that to be far more reliable than trying to understand the more distant future.

"The future is not a river to carry us. It is the ocean in which we drown, if we are not prepared"

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Exactly, but I leawe zhat to more experienced zailorz. Ve muzt each play our partz. Und in zhat, I vonder....how much ve are villing to zacrifice und how much chaoz ve inwite by zhiz act iv ve are, by zome vhim of zhe Dark Zide, able to zucceed."

[Lord Tenebrous]

"It's doubtless that people have tried something similar before. The Council has been purged before in the Empire's history."

She sighed. "If he lives then the Empire suffers. Despite some of the useless elements of the Council, it also has some of our greatest heroes and capable people. All of that will be gone if this falls."

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Und yet, I zee none on zhe Council rizking zhemzelvez in zhiz. Ve are az pawnz, zet againzt zhe impozzible zhat zhey might remain zafe," she shook her head. "Zhat iz our lot. To be trapped, vhezher ve like it or not, to act or be deztroyed. I muzt conwess....at leazt Darth Malguz iz to act. I know not how, but at leazt he actz. Und you act. Und zhe Dread Mazter'z acted. Zhe rezt juzt plot. Plotting iz necezzary, plotting iz good....but it cannot be all."

[Lord Tenebrous]

"Mm. Different roles for different characters; the like of Marr has served as a hero against the Republic, but he's not one who could easily entertain the thought of what is practically the highest treason in the Empire. Sometimes I wonder if there's even a vague form of a glamer or geas on the Council, to keep them in line... or that merely they have suffered once or twice at the hands of the Emperor or his lackeys, and know to tread carefully." She knew the reputation of Vengean having lost some limbs to the Wrath before. No doubt her father had instilled proper fear into the other Council members since they were children themselves...

"The Dread Masters is an interesting move. Not one I expected, yet I wasn't surprised... it was in the end a decision that I think further strengthened the Emperor," Shaisha admitted with some dismay. It would've been pointless to speak up against it during the discussions.

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"I had zimilar zhoughtz, but v'one never knowz zhe mind of zhoze, zuppozedly called to a higher truzh az Darth Hofu iz. Zhere exile haz giwen zhem much time to zhink on zheir place in zhe Empire."

[Lord Tenebrous]

"Perhaps you're right." She hoped Jun-Tsu was right.

"Darth Malgus' actions are..." Shaisha rubbed her chin. "Dangerous. He's acting, but his actions aren't the kind that starts a revolution - it's building up a cult of personality, to himself."

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Prezicely zhe zame vay az zhe Dread Mazterz, no?"

[Lord Tenebrous]

"Yes. And I was never one for that kind of thing," she bit her lip in annoyance.

"Doesn't all this thinking makes you wonder what will happen to the Empire, to the Sith, if we somehow succeed?"

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Prezisely. I know zhat zuch matterz are var beyond uz, but zhere vill be var, und zhen zhe Zith vill be zhankvul vor zhe peaze treaty on Nar Shaddaa. But it iz pozzible zhat Ziozt und zhe core vorldz vill crumble in light of inztability. It vill be a painvul transvormation."

[Lord Tenebrous]

She shook her head for a brief moment, smiling despite the situation. "Growing and evolving is painful. Perhaps this is how we will evolve and go beyond the stasis we have been locked in for so long."

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"Mein zhoughtz az vell. Zhrough adwerzity und change comez ztrengzh."

"Nwûl tash. Dzwol shâsotkun.Shâsotjontû châtsatul nu tyûk. Tyûkjontû châtsatul nu midwan. Midwanjontû châtsatul nu asha. Ashajontû kotswinot itsu nuyak. Wonoksh Qyâsik nun."


(Peace is a lie, there is only passion. Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. The Force shall free me)

[Lord Jo'ren Rath]

Shaisha's commlink buzzed.

It's on. Tell your operative to be ready to leave. Mid-Evening, Rath Tower.

[Lord Tenebrous]

As Jun-Tsu began to recite the Sith code, Shaisha soon enough fell in along with her in saying the words, her pronounciation of the Sith language firm and familiar.

"The Force shall free us," she concluded after the joined moment.

Noticing her message, she did an apologetic gesture to Jun-Tsu and quickly typed up a reply.

We will be there.

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

Jun-Tsu nodded and gestured for the both of them to rise and exit. What had been said was enough.

[Lord Tenebrous]

She rose, letting the witch lead her out.

"The expedition will leave this evening. Let's hope their mission will go smoothly."

[Jun-Tsu Farro]

"I hawe vaith in zhe Umbră-Ușoară. By zhe pover of zhe Dark Zide, ve zhall perzewere. In zhiz ve are embodimentz of itz vill, und zhrough uz it enactz it upon zhe vorld. I know zhat ve are guided by zhe Dark Zide to do zhiz, to heal it und nurze it back to healzh."