Contrary to what she expected, she was not taken to the Jedi Temple but to a room adjacent to the reception room. The place was heavily protected by the Senate guards.

  Komari found their blue armor particularly ugly and impractical in a crisis situation, even their weapons were more focused on pageantry than combat.

  They stepped aside without saying a word in front of the Jedi Masters. Through the force, Komari could sense that they were completely unvigilant despite the recent assassination attempt. Probably too confident because of the presence of two Jedi masters, which was absolutely not a good thing, she said, reminding herself that she never worked with such unreliable people.

  In the room was a small group of guests who orbited around a man. Among the guests present, Komari was surprised to recognize Finis Valorum as the future High Supreme Chancellor, who was a recurring figure in his visions.

  "Komari, I present to you Supreme Chancellor Skor Kalpana," Windu said.

  Immediately, the supreme chancellor's scrutinizing gaze fell on her. He had a blank smile on his face, a smile that must have pleased the interviews and the other senators, she thought.

  "Ah, here is my saviour, your intervention was lifesaving, my child," exclaimed the chancellor as he approached her. He raised a hand to pat him on the head, but held back his gesture as he saw Windu nod him.

  "It is an honour, Chancellor, but I am sure that Master Yoda and Master Windu would have intervened in time." Komari gave no credence to the praise of the supreme chancellor. She hadn't even tried to save his life, it was a combination of circumstances, if the assassin had aimed at another direction, she would not have moved a finger at all.

  "Of course they are two great masters, but your intervention was unorthodox for a Jedi, I don't have the words", he smiled at his entourage "who could have thought of using the dishes as a weapon?" these companions began to laugh as if the chancellor had just told them the most beautiful joke even if Komari does not understand their sense of humor.

  "Particular and our initiate. Much to learn, she has, but a certain talent she possesses" Yoda's words were the closest thing to a compliment from the old master. And in these words he had passed over in silence the act of violence she had shown.

  Of course, she suspected that her escape from the temple would be reminded of her in due time. Windu's scrutinizing gaze was a clear warning of this.

  She didn't have to endure the supreme chancellor's incessant blabla any longer, she was allowed to join the rest of the reception. As she walked through the halls of the Senate, the feeling of uneasiness she had felt when she entered a few hours earlier resurfaced.

  There was something oppressive in the air, an entity in the force was present not far from her, an entity far more terrifying than the Jedi in the reception.

  The voices in her head told her to move away, but Komari pushed them away, she wanted to understand where this feeling was coming from.

  Guided by force, Komari turned off to take a path that took him away from the active areas of the Senate. The further she went, and the heavier she felt the heavy atmosphere within the force, Komari knew full well that neither Master Yoda nor Master Windu could feel what she felt and that all methods of force camouflage would not work in this case.

  Komari ran down a few steps, her senses completely disturbed by the weight in the force could not warn her and she hit someone.

  His whole being was screaming at him to flee, except for a very small part that ordered him to fight.

  "Be careful, young lady," exclaimed in a calm, heavy voice. A large muun catching up with her before she fell to the ground.

  The latter was surrounded by a veil of strength so powerful that Komari felt his head spin in the face of so much power. The latter knew it, she had come across a Sith, a Sith of terrifying power. A simple gesture on her part and she would be crushed by force without being able to do anything.

  Although the terror was rising quickly, Komari knew that she had to keep a cool head so as not to expose herself to a potential action from the person standing in front of her. Again, she was certain that she had seen her in her dreams and visions, but without really being able to clearly distinguish where or in what situation. Faced with the situation, Komari decided that playing the innocent was the best thing to do.

  "Sorry sir, I think I got lost along the way. "Do you know where the reception is?" she apologized flatly, without letting any of her terror show on her face. She was strong, she was a little crazy, but she knew when to refrain from acting in the face of a superior predator.

  The great muun judged her with his eyes, Komari felt the latter project a wave of force to try to enter her mind in a discreet way. If she hadn't been extremely vigilant at all times, she surely wouldn't have noticed the attempted intrusion. It was much more subtle and skillful than the attempts of the Jedi Council Masters. This simple thought alarmed him, this simple observation was obvious, the being in front of him was certainly much stronger than most of the Jedi Council.

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  A slight frown from the tall muun told him that the latter was surprised that he couldn't get into his mind. She smiled innocently at him, hoping that he would not take it into his head to clear up this mystery by opening her skull.

  "What does a child as young as you do at such a reception?" he asked her curiously.

  Komari felt in her intonation a subtle mixture of force inciting her, or rather pushing her, to speak. There was something irresistible in her voice, she wanted to speak.

  She caught herself and quickly chased away the temptation to tell him everything. Komari knew that she had to play along and speak, but only telling part of the truth for her own salvation.

  "Excuse my manners, I didn't introduce myself." she held out her hand, "I am Komari vosa of the Jedi Order. I am here at the initiative of the temple and I accompany Master Yoda and Master Windu. ?

  Her statement was mainly intended to remind the ruthless individual who faced her that she was not alone. The presence of Jedi in the building was something that the Sith had to take into account and that a wrong move on his part could unmask him.

  Of course, in her speech, there was nothing to indicate a threat or warning, it was a simple statement from a child. But with enough information from her for the Sith to draw the conclusions she wanted.

  After these words, Komari left part of her mind attentive to the emotions exuded by the Sith in front of her. Although it was with difficulty, she still managed to grasp bridles of sensations. The latter was more curious than suspicious, besides the inaccessibility of Komari's mind he seemed interested and surprised by the fluorescent green eyes of the young girl.

  The muun shook his hand as he introduced himself, "My name is Hego Damask II, I'm delighted to meet a young hope from the Jedi Temple."

  The voices in Komari's head screamed at her the true identity of the muun who was standing in front of her. They went to the depths of his mind to look for elements of these visions.

  Without stopping smiling, Komari trembled at the realization of what she had just known. She wasn't facing just any Sith, she was facing Darth Pugus, one of the most powerful sites of her generation, if not the most powerful.

  Her mind, confused and disturbed by the howls of her inner voices, couldn't concentrate, but what she could say was that the Sith was surely and one of the most dangerous beings she could encounter.

  "I am astonished, young lady, I thought that the initiates of the order were not allowed to leave the temple," the Grand Muun told me as he walked through the corridors of the Senate to what she hoped would be the reception. The tone of her voice did not reveal any intonation of force, it was more an attempt to manipulate her gently and skillfully, as a politician would.

  "My masters consider it necessary that I have to rub shoulders with the high society of the Republic. As for their reason... the Jedi follow a reason that reason ignores. She replied, inventing a half-lie as she walked by his side. Cautiously, she had slipped her hand over her vibro-blade and at the slightest aggressive or threatening gesture on the part of the Sith she would sell her skin dearly. Strangely, a small part of her was overexcited at the idea of fighting against this monster.

  "That's interesting, young lady. And so, what did you think of it, when you rubbed shoulders with the cream of the Republic? ?

  Komari hesitated before answering. She could be honest or lie, she was certain that honesty would strengthen the Sith's interest in her, when it was a lie, it would remain in line with the Jedi's statements. That is to say, meaningless with a great moralizing discourse.

  But even in this situation, she couldn't disguise who she was.

  "With all due respect to the Republic and the Galactic Senate. This place reeks of corruption. There are certainly dignified and integrated people in the lot, but they are a minority. So far, I've heard and learned more ways to avoid taxes or rules than anything else. I find it hard to believe that the Jedi are fighting for this. ?

  Hego Damask turned his head towards her, slightly surprised by these statements. He had sensed a certain distance when she spoke of the Jedi. When talking about the Jedi, she always used the adjective "them" or "they" instead of the "we" usually used by members of the order. A sign that she did not have a great attachment to the order. This was a very interesting avenue for him.

  He considered the Jedi to be pitiful beings. But he also had to recognize their ability to create an organization that manipulated and indoctrinated thousands of individuals from a very young age. And in the process, creating an army of significant strength.

  It was strange that a child of that age would question the very order in such an evasive way. He felt that the situation had some potential, if this rejection of the order was cultivated, he could have a valuable ally in the blood of the Jedi order. It was an avenue that he was going to explore. The other thing that caught his attention was the peculiar green eyes that adorned Komari's face. There was something mystical in the child's eyes.

  During the entire journey to the reception, he tried several times to break through Komari's mental barriers in a discreet way without attracting attention. But each time, he hit a wall. As he explored the girl's mental barriers, he realized that he could undoubtedly break through them if he used brute force, but that would mean acknowledging his failure, and a Sith never acknowledges his failure.

  Back at the reception, Hego Damask wished him a good evening and good luck with the order before blending into the crowd.

  At that moment, Komari breathed a sigh of relief and realized that his back was drenched in sweat. Never had anyone terrified him so much. She cursed the Jedi inwardly for their arrogance and ignorance of the real threats. Even if Komari genuinely liked Yoda or Yaddle, she had to admit that they were particularly short-sighted in the face of the threat of the dark side. Overall, it was a general problem of the order which, in its arrogance, thought the return of the dark side impossible.

  But should she inform the Jedi of the Sith's presence?

  Komari decided no. She had no attachment to light or dark as the Sith and Jedi understood it, It wasn't up to her to do the work of the order if they hadn't been able to guess that the dark side was threatening them, it wasn't her problem.

  And currently, although terrifying, Hego Damask was not an obvious threat to her, at least he was no more so than a traditionalist Jedi who wanted to cut off her head, because he found her too close to the dark side.

  Totally oblivious to the terrifying encounter she had just experienced, Bail Organa almost fell on her. Despite the assassination attempt, the evening had continued as if nothing had happened. The only signs that something had happened were the heightened security. If she knew anything, it was the imperturbability of the coruscantein.

  Komari was quickly surrounded by a crowd of admirers who kept congratulating her for her intervention with pats on the back. She would have been overwhelmed by her admirers if it weren't for Bail's intervention, he pulled her out of there by making conversation for her.

  And despite this help, she had to spend nearly 3:00 a.m. talking to her admirers and raising greens to the glory of the Republic or a few planets whose names she had forgotten. If she had known that her act would lead to this, she would have let the murderer do his job.

  Despite this inconvenience, it was a rather interesting experience for her, Komari had never spoken with so many people at the same time. Holding four conversations simultaneously was a more complicated exercise than levitating an object. She had a genuine admiration for Bail's skills in this area.