Him
He killed Baldo in cold blood, his hands strong and his mind dark. A grin overing his face. And he knows of the stone.
Palpatine puts away his lightsaber and stares at the fat body sliced in half in front of him. His senses were back, and he was right, all he needed was Marilla away from him.
He opens the hatch with the Force and sees Marilla crawling to him grabbing his face while he tries to feel the sun. With a simple hand move he pushes her away.
"It's done."
"What do you mean it's done? Did you kill him?" there's a regretfully terrorized look on her face. Seeing this Palpatine feels light again.
He reaches the ground level throwing her the slave chains he brought back from down below. "We'll talk on the ship."
Marilla picks up the chains vexed, but does not fight him.
Back on the yacht ship, Palpatine strips of his robe to reveal dark clothing underneath. Marilla gets rid of her chains as soon as they enter it. And she seeks explanations.
"Did you kill him?" She tries once again.
"Yes." Palpatine acts indifferent in her presence.
"Why?"
"Because we can't all have what we want now, can we?"
"You didn't have to kill him!" She screams.
Palpatine grabs her by the arms in between the cockpit. "My life, my career depend on my will to keep a secret, I'll do anything to conceal my learning."
"Then, why haven't you killed me?" that is a question Palpatine has been debating with since the night before.
He sights and turns from her grabbing his tired temples.
"Do you love me, Palpatine? I know you do. But I'd like you to confirm it."
He laughs madly. "Come on Marilla! I have no idea why you're Master told you what she did, but clearly there's something wrong with the Dark side of the Force in me. That's why I'm here."
"You're mad. You've changed."
"Surprise, surprise."
They keep silent for a moment. Palpatine sits on the control chair. This love story doesn't convince him. Since very young he has been stripped of love, even from his family. Whatever the oracle stone says about their destiny, it better be useful and it better fix his senses. He can't show up for another training with Master Plagueis feeling like this, with Marilla on his mind all the time. He remembers Balso's words.
"He said the stone was last reported in the planet Korriban, that he has tried to obtain it but it's power doesn't allow it to leave the planet. Unless, of course, you're a Sith. We'll go there now."
"Good." Marilla states sitting beside him, eyes forward.
"I should've guessed." She ignores him. "Korriban is the home planet of the Siths. I should've known." Somehow he waits for her reassuring words, but there's nothing.
Palpatine starts the engines.