Jorec knew as he walked through the hallway that led towards Bail Organa's office, knowing that this could very well be the last time he would walk through this passageway again. It had been two months since the birth of his son, and it was time for Jorec and Lia to move on. It was time for Jorec to attempt to complete the training that the rise of the Empire had prevented.
"Senator Organa," Jorec greeted the Alderaanian politician as the Jedi entered the office.
"Take a seat, Jorec," Bail Organa said as he pointed towards an empty chair on the opposite side of the desk.
"Thank you, senator," Jorec said as he sat down in the comfortable chair.
"How are Lia and Gavin doing?" Bail asked, wanting to get in some friendly conversation in before the two would talk business.
"They're doing quite well," Jorec replied. "Lia just got over a bout of the Alderaanian variant of the flu a few days ago, and we were scared to death that Gavin would come down with it as well, but nothing happened."
"I'm happy to hear that they are both well," Bail said. "I can assume why you're here," he added, changing the topic.
Jorec nodded his head. "Yes, it's about Master Yoda," he began. "I feel that it's been enough time to continue my training as a Jedi under one of the best that the Order had to offer."
"That's the reason," Bail said aloud. "I've had a while to think about that issue while you were own Alderaan. I hope I don't offend you when I say that at the beginning I was skeptical at the beginning about your intentions regarding wanting to meet with Yoda."
"You probably thought that I was going to go the Empire with his location, didn't you?" Jorec simply asked after nodding his head. "To tell you the truth, I wasn't 100 sure I could trust you at the beginning, what with everything that's happened. For men in our position, I think a little paranoia is entirely justified," Jorec stated.
"Yes," Bail Organa replied. "I can still remember the first time that I saw some of Palpatine's Force-sensitive goons and seeing a few Jedi that I had seen before in their roster. It's a jarring sight."
"I'm just glad that I haven't personally met them," Jorec said as he remember what the Voice had told him when he was captured, "and I really hope that I never will." Jorec slowly shook his head at the thought of the fallen Jedi that had joined forces with the very evil that had attempted to destroy them.
"For your family's sake, I hope you never will as well," Bail added. "There's another thing that I should talk to you about, before we speak about your training as a Jedi."
Jorec was puzzled by the turn of the conversation. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"As you know, I'm sure that Rinoco has already told you, that there have been a few cases of active rebellion against the Empire," Bail Organa said, bringing the subject of the Alderaanian resistance cell into light.
"Yeah, I think my arrest stemmed from a group of rebels," Jorec said. "I'm certainly aware of the existence of rebellion against the Empire. What does that have to do with anything that we've discussed?" Jorec pondered this for about a second until the realization finally dawned upon him. "You're behind one, aren't you?" Jorec asked.
"I give unofficial support as a leader of Alderaan," Bail Organa replied, "mainly in the form of protests at the local university at the moment. The Republic needs to be restored," he began.
"You're kind of speaking to the chorus here," Jorec responded, "I have concrete views on what I feel about this Empire. It's not hate, that's forbidden by the Jedi, but I can say without certainty that the Empire, at least under its current Sith leadership, needs to somehow go. What exactly does this rebellion plan to do to restore the Republic?" Jorec asked.
"It's ever increasingly obvious that being able to restore the Republic by peaceful means is next to impossible," Bail explained. "Active revolution seems to be the only way…"
"Forgive the question," Jorec began, "but what prevents you from becoming the very thing you're attempting to get rid of?" he asked. "If this rebellion somehow succeeds, what prevents you, or one of your daughters depending on how long this takes, from becoming another Palpatine?"
"That question is a good question to ask," Bail asked, "and I wish I had a concrete answer for it. It's something that I have both asked myself, and had some others ask me. The only answer that I can offer at the moment is that the purpose of the rebellion, when fully declared, will be to restore the Republic. There are a few other rebel cells out there," Bail began to explain, "and I know that some of the major ones are headed by former, or current, Republic senators."
"This whole rebellion thing," Jorec began, "sometimes I don't know what to think of it. It does sound interesting, to say the least. I can't make any commitments at moment, because I really need to discuss this with my family. Lia almost got killed once before because I decided to not to involve her in something," Jorec said, referring to the harrowing chase through the streets of Gevest the night he had told her that he was a Jedi. He had often thought about how things could have been different if he had told her from the start about his Jedi heritage from the beginning, and he had a lot of regrets about that period of their relationship.
"I understand completely," Bail Organa replied. "Speak about it with your family about it first, and even with Yoda if you wish to. If you do wish to join with us, you know how to contact me."
"We'll think about," Jorec responded.
"Now as for Yoda," Bail said as he handed Jorec a datapad, "you'll find him in this system."
Jorec looked at the location indicated on the datapad. It was an Outer Rim planet located relatively far from the Core Worlds and placed just off of the Rimma Trade Route. The name of the planet was completely unfamiliar to him, he had never heard of a planet named Dagobah in his life. "This is the location?" Jorec asked.
"Yes, it is," Bail answered.
"So, he actually wanted you to be a part of this rebellion that he's planning?" Lia asked as she handed Gavin over to Jorec. "What did you say?"
"I told him that you and I would have to talk about before I can concretely give a 'yes' or a 'no' to him," Jorec replied as he shifted his son in his arms. "I'm kind of leaning towards 'yes' at the moment, but that can easily change. At the moment, I really don't have any desire to leave the both of you."
"I don't know much about it either; based on what you've told me," Lia said. "We will have to talk about it later. Did you get the location of this Master Y--, what is his name again? It's something kind of weird."
"Yoda," Jorec supplied. "And yes, he did give me his location, as well as a droid to pilot us to and from the planet. I don't think he trusts Rinoco with such sensitive information."
"What about our little 'side trip?'" Lia asked.
"I had him send out the messages. It's out of our hands now."