Court Gossip (Stars Only)

[keytoblivion]

WHO: Open to all members of the Court of Stars
WHAT: STAR FACTION MINGLE LOG! After the audience, it's time to compare notes! and probably complain about the lack of straight forward answers, or something
WHERE: The castle, possibly the throne room, maybe in town? Play it as you like!
WHEN: Right after the Audience!
WARNINGS: S…wearing? Will update as needed?


"Magic."

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[faithfixesyou]

Book’s eyebrows raise, then wrinkle in sympathy. The boy jumps immediately to extremes, so maybe this is the person he needs to convince. “There is a long way between those ideas. Defend the helpless, shelter the weak, tend to the sick. But if taken too far? That idea can turn slowly into an attack. To lash out at those someone fears would cause a slaughter,” a gesture to the boy, using his words, “when they haven’t harmed anyone.”

“We have been told there is a war. But we have also been told that there have been no active battles for a long time. No acts of aggression. This is a moment where fighting could turn worse. Or where the tide might be turned towards peace. Us, we who haven’t been wounded by this declared enemy? We may find a way where other hearts have been hardened by war.”

[facultative]

"We can hope that they'll see reason, but you can't rely on it. Both sides now have a fresh influx of potential soldiers. We have to be prepared for things to start up again."

He can see where the old man is coming from, and he's limited too by the Jedi Code, but everyone else isn't and he wishes they can do what might be necessary to end this if it came to it.

"The Separatists built a droid army while the Senate tried to reason with them. If we had an army from the beginning, they might have thought twice before starting a war."