...and now I have this picture in my mind, a couple of years later and Many, Many shenanigans further on, some Inquisitor going:
Inquisitor, gleefull: "Ha HAA! Your Lord Liberator is DEAD! Now who will be in power?!"
Liberation Council: *glances at each other, shrugs, and looks back at the Inquisitor*
Inquisitor: "I have pictures! Film, even! He fell to his death after that duel!" *sends files on open channel*
Tesilon-Kappa: Poker face
Mahlone: Facinated look
Krystabel: Covering face, shaking
Jafar: "...yes. We will obviously now fall into serious infighting. Your mission is a success. Goodbye."
Mahlone: *turns off the channel off, grins*
Krystabel: *finally fails to contain wild giggling*
Jafar: *chuckles* "And another one falls to his machinations..."
Mahlone: "Hacked apart the enemy general and escaped without them even realising they had been outmaneuvered..." *satisfied nod*
Jafar, watching the files with pity: "..they didn't even find the body. What more needs to be said? Just because he seemed to fall into a live vulcano..." *shakes head*
Tesilon-Kappa, buzzing: "Pattern recognition active. Lord Liberator alive. Twenty credits on him getting in under the pathways using the hanging cables. All hail the Omnissiah."
Krystabel: "Oooh... Twenty credits say he seduced the Generals secretary away from him, to assist at a crucial time, out of sight... Notice how she's not there at the end?"
Mahlone: "With enough strength and martial skill he could have grasped the edge and swung around the corner when the explosions went off and vision was briefly shaken." *nods* "Twenty credits on that."
Jafar: *thoughtfull* "Twenty credits says he will reappear once the Imperial forces have committed enough that changing their plan will be more costly than going ahead."
Mahlone: "They will expect us to be falling into anarchy. Jafar, I trust you can arrange some convincing radio messages and obfuscations?"
Jafar: "But of course!"
Mahlone: "We will prepare for the... reception of the Imperials." *toothy grin*
Krystabel: "We will send agents to assist in his plans out there. And of course, to have more convenient ways to come back home in time for the 'Back from the Dead' holiday!"
Tesilon-Kappa: "His distractions have granted us noosphere access to certain interesting projects that could be valuable to Slawkenberg. I must return to the research."
Liberation Council: *nods to each other with small grins, and splits up with purpose in their steps*
*camera staying, then focusing in on the Alpha Legionaire hiding in the rafters, whispering to himself* "...plans within plans within plans..."
It would honestly be hillarious if Slawkenberg ended up with six different holidays/party days over the year that all say "Lord Liberator returns from the Dead".