"Forge your name and power base, gather allies," she answered, then softly chuckled. "That's putting it simplistically I know, but those are really the best ways to begin accruing the influence and power you need to change the system. You have an admirable start, but one legion, a handful of house guards, one estate, and a couple of apprentices would not get you that far."
A datapad floated over to her hand, Taeli activating the holographic projector installed on it. Just a sample list would start scrolling for Alina to observe of the assets that were at least recorded by the Lady of Secrets of the Zambrano clan.
"One of the most dangerous things about challenging the Zambranos, I've found, is that to challenge one is to challenge the other," she continued saying. "If someone wants to fight Kaine, it is inevitable that Braxus will intervene and vice versa. Both are exceptionally powerful Sith and experiences warriors and they have a surprisingly close bond, considering the family history and their Sith natures. They have many forces, such as the Blackblades and other elite mercenaries. They have hidden reserves of clones, both non Force Sensitive and Force Sensitive, enough to form whole armies of each. They have fortresses and hidden redoubts in the galaxy to regroup at if they are attacked, with the most powerful of those being Kaine's worldcraft Malsheem. They have a vast intelligence service that rivals my own, including a specially trained group of Sith Oracles that Kaine uses to spy on beings and groups from afar that aren't properly protected by a Sith spell to obscure their sight."
She would change the list, this time detailing her own power base.
"Another example is my own power base, one that you would still be considered part of in some respects as one of my apprentices. I have powerful business interests with Aurora Industries and Spaarti Creations, giving me the ability to both create armies and fleets and equip them with the technology they need without relying on others. I have hundreds, if not thousands, of Sith Adepts that serve me and secret facilities and laboratories scattered across the galaxy engaged in scientific and alchemical experiments. I can create vast hordes of Sithspawn, both sentient and non-sentient, to use against my enemies."
She cycled the list to show both side by side and then what Alina had shown she had.
"I could take them on, but it would be a devastating fight. I could probably defeat either Kaine or Braxus, but both at the same time would be a little too much currently. So I grow stronger, I keep experimenting, I keep inventing, and I keep gauging where my power and theirs stacks up."
Alina Tremiru