Arcade waits his turn, a silent yet unmistakable observer as Book and Anakin engage each other not far away. He's not the only ear Book has caught with his sermon-like account of his world's history, but where many content themselves with listening -- a nod here, a disagreeing posture there -- Arcade can't possibly stand idly by. Not after hearing all that.

"Sounds as if the war you're talking about isn't just a chapter of ancient history. Well, that or the patterns never really change regardless of where we all came from."

Not now that he suddenly knows: he isn't alone here. In this. His skepticism; his ambivalence.

"Julius Caesar and Sun Tzu spoke of the home front too."