"Supreme Leader," General Hux began, his voice a blend of irritation and feigned respect, "we have intelligence that a group of Resistance leadership has landed in the Bespin system."
Kylo Ren turned to look Hux in the eyes.
"At your order, sir, we have bombers in place to destroy the location and the rebel scum inside."
Kylo Ren grimaced inwardly, he knew he should have directed Hux to shift his focus onto resource management, he was getting a little too effective finding rebel bases.
"General Hux, as the First Order has achieved complete control of the galaxy, I am beginning to feel your obsession with the eradication of rebel efforts is becoming a distraction not worthy of your attention." He turned away from Hux then, indicating the matter was closed.
"Supreme Leader, you can't be serious, we are so close, to let a few ragtag rebels survive now to go elsewhere in the galaxy and spread their virus seems unwise when we are so close to completion." Hux countered.
Kylo Ren felt an immense pull to agree with the sniveling man and simply be done with the matter, but his conviction that Rey must be among that last bands of the survivors of the Resistance would not let him give the order.
Rey was both the peace and the chaos of his heart. He couldn't let her die.
"To destroy them now would turn them into martyrs. Better to let them continue to try in their pitiful way and hobble along in failure as an example of the strength of the First Order." Kylo Ren decided the matter and left the bridge without another word.
Kylo Ren entered his chambers and fell to his knees just as the doors closed behind him. He had failed. He knew it then. He could never be the leader the First Order needed.
Kylo Ren reached for the communications unit in his chamber, he signaled the comms officer on the bridge. "Prepare a message, send it to every populated planet and moon in the galaxy." He commanded, "Tell them to prepare delegations to send to the Old Republic Senate facility on Coruscant."
