Chapter 12 The Truth of the Sith Lord
I wanted to throw up. I never felt so betrayed my whole life and so deceived. All this time, the source of the problem had been right under our noses. Palpatine revealed to me that he knew the ways of the Force and when he said he knew the ways of the Dark Side, I immediately suspected him as the Sith Lord. As I confronted him, lightsaber in hand he had begged me not to arrest him as he could help me save Padme. He even let me walk away and I swore I would get to the bottom to this.
After I left the Senate building, I had gone straight to Master Windu and told him on what I had discovered. He had looked at me with shock on the news and he had told me to remain in the Jedi Temple while he sorted it out with three other Jedi. I begged to go with him but his orders were final.
I had gone to the Council room, where I am sitting now writing this journal. I stared at the window, watching the skyline of the city and the vehicles moving past in the sky. I reached out with the Force and tried to sense Padme. I could sense her in our apartment and as I gazed at the window, I felt like that I was doing it all wrong. I found out that Palpatine was a Sith Lord and even though he was dangerous, he was the Supreme Chancellor and should stand trial.
I don't know what to do. Time is running out. I could help end this war and bring peace to the galaxy. If the Chancellor lives, I could find out how to save Padme. The Force isn't guiding me anywhere. Never had I felt so torn between making a decision. But I have made my choice. I hope that it is the right one.
