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Vader didn't have much of a plan. Ideally he would comm Piett, take control of the Executor, and round up the 501st. If the force were with him, he would be able to complete these goals without alerting Palpatine. If he were better at playing the political game he would bargain with Isard and the Moffs. He had always stayed away from the court – looked upon its intrigues with disgust. His few schemes had revolved around finding an apprentice and overthrowing Palpatine. He had not realized quite how alone he was until he found his family.
For the first time he truly wondered about the men he had commanded for so long. Would they come with him? Fight for him rather than the Emperor and in doing so break their vows? In spite of the vows he had forsworn, Vader had never truly considered himself a traitor. Hadn't the Jedi betrayed him first? Hadn't Palpatine lied and deceived him? He owed loyalty to know one but his wife and children. But this reasoning would not sway career military to change sides.
Long ago, in another lifetime, Cody and Rex and their clone brothers would have followed the Hero with no Fear anywhere. They had trusted him. Vader had relied on the Emperor for too long. With subordinates who lived in terror of his legendary temper – even if that temper had been held in check since Padmé's return – Vader wondered if it would be a better risk to send the fleet on a wild goose chase then to try to gain their backing.
A coded message. A secret mission. If he couldn't win them over – surely he could create some sort of misdirection. If he had stayed, someone in the Rebel Alliance might have fleshed out and improved his rough idea. This seemed just the sort of … Vader halted the unpleasant thought that he would be appropriating alliance tactics and might benefit from their help. He would do this.
If only Padmé and his children would remain safe. Somehow, he doubted Captain Solo's ability to safeguard them. On the few occasions when Padmé's desire to fight had not made her a target, she had still drawn danger to her. It seemed their children had inherited the same tendency to rush towards trouble. One arrogant captain could do little. They needed bodyguards.
Vader traded the x-wing for a less conspicuous flight choice at the first opportunity. Stopping at Honoghr was a risk – but he knew this was a necessity.