Chapter 9. Friend or Foe
His name was Admiral Dawenn Ti'sin a Falleen male and supreme commander of the Republic Fleet. Ti'sin was six and half feet tall a half foot taller than several of the Jedi Mastyers walking with him to the interrogation room used for corrupt senators. Also among the people heading towards the interrogation room in military headquarters was the director of Republic Intelligence Maven Gard.
The chancellor's office and republic military went crazy when Mason Kell a sith knight showed up unarmed on the doorsteps of the senate building. After explaining why he was there many became divided as to what to do with him. Some said execute him, while others said make the deal.
Mason sat in a chair with his hands in binders, when Admiral Dawenn entered the room with Jedi Master Gallad Fess, Jedi Master Kauntum Haas (a Tridarian and Grand Master of the Jedi Council), and Jedi Master Iris Sau a human female. "Why are you here sith…" Iris asked in an unkind voice.
"I seek sanctuary for myself and one other… In exchange I will give you information on the sith empire and where it is weak and how to defeat them in their own territory…"
They all exchanged looks and with a signal from Dawen they left the room to speak in private. "Well is he lying…" The supreme chancellor asked.
"He speaks the truth…" Gallad said.
"That may be but trust we cannot…"
Iris had her hands on her hips, "I agree with the grand master… The sith are known for their mastery of deception… He could be lying to us and we would never know…"
"Your words deceive Master Iris… I sense much anger in you over the death of your apprentice…" Iris turned away from the seasoned Jedi trying to hide her emotions under the years of training she had received.
"We are not without compassion… The Jedi order is filled with stories of Jedi who turned from the darkness… Ulic Kell Drauma for instance… and Benta Huun…"
"He must divulge everything before we make the deal…" Gard said.
"Have you all come to decision?" Mason asked when the group returned. To the displeasure of the others Gallad Fess removed the binders from Mason's wrists.
"Your lightsaber…. Where is it?" Iris asked.
Mason smiled, "Well it is hidden, because I couldn't come here armed now could I…"
"Why do you wish to defect…" Dewann asked.
"The truth is I have fallen in love… With a republic citizen… I am ashamed to say that I was the one who led the attack on Carmor… There was one survivor… a woman by the name of Siella Novel… When my superiors found out… Well you can imagine… So I fled with my lover…" Mason was reluctant to tell them about Siella being pregnant. "During our travels we married and came here for sanctuary and as I said… In exchange for sanctuary I will give you information on the sith empire…. You can use this information to turn the tide of the battle… because in the next six months the sith fleet will be at the very doorsteps of Coruscant…"
For the next five hours they all listened as Mason told them where the sith empire was vulnerable and what key systems would weaken the empire if attacked. He also gave them rotation schedules for sith fleet personnel. Then he told about their communications procedures and codes.
"There is something you are not telling us sith…" Iris was referring to something she felt about Siella, but she didn't know what.
"Yes there is something I am not telling you, but it is not ready to be revealed until we have a deal…" Mason replied with a smile.
"Make the deal…" The Chancellor said when they consulted them. The Jedi protested, but Gallad held his peace. When the deal was made Dewann, the Jedi Masters, and a small but heavily armed force took a shuttle to the lower levels to pick up Siella. When the door opened a droid greeted them but he was not ZR it was another droid that had been purchased and refurbished. ZR was somewhere else in the lower city with Mason's lighsaber.
The droid handed over all the weapons including a fake lightsaber that had been recently built by Mason as a decoy. When the Jedi was introduced to Siella they gasped at the powerful life force growing in her womb. Mason and Siella where taken to a private suit in the ambassador's palace. They were given a very plush suit to live. A security force of over a hundred men was posted in the halls along with eight very skilled Jedi. As part of the deal the fake ZR was taken for a memory download.
"We made it…" Siella beamed.
"Yes we made it… You are safe…"
She cupped his face as they sat in the living room on a couch, "We are safe…"
"I will never be safe… Unless I join the ranks of the Jedi…"
She smiled and kissed him, "Did you see the way the woman Iris was staring at me…"
"They will press us for our child…"
Siella sat up with a look of worry on her face, "We are not going to give our son to the jedi…"
Mason smiled, "They would have to kill me… No they didn't learn of your pregnancy until they saw you face to face… They will press us on the matter…"
