#but weaponised

"I mean, in my case the motivation was about 50:50 personal/political so I guess you can take your pick; but I’d have to be legally considered sentient to be actually convicted of either. As things stand, the options are that I malfunctioned – in which case I would appreciate your assistance in avoiding the consequences of that verdict – or it was ‘misappropriation of GAR ordinance’. Except that as a General, Vos does actually have the authority to requisition my services, including retroactively submitting relevantpaperwork, so we should be in the clear.”

“That’s… you know what, I’ll take your word for it. Master Vos, on the other hand. Even if you didn’t ‘steal’ the Commander, there’s still that issue of the Chancellor’s murder and/or assassination. How do you explain that?

“Still neither.”

“Vos…”

“Look, it’s simple. I’m a Jedi. The Chancellor was a Sith. And we have evidence of him actively conspiring against the Order and the Republic both. So I was merely fulfilling my duty; ‘damage control’ if you will. All perfectly within my remit.”

“The Chancellor is a Sith. And you didn’t think to come to the Council with this before confronting and killing the man?!”

“In all seriousness, I did consider it. But there was too high a chance that he would realise we figured out his secret, so we had to act before he had a chance to implement any contingencies. Besides, would you really have given permission if we had asked?”

“Maybe not. But I’m certainly never going to forgive you for dumping this mess in my lap now!”