The Sovereign people of Yutan Decree

[Kenrath]

Viktor chuckled.

"Did I miss the shipyard in orbit?"

He shook his head.

"Not important. Tools your Majesty are only one part of the equation. There are two other things that need to be considered. The people using them and the strategy behind their use being implemented. A big part of that strategy is intelligence........information. Either you don't know the answer to the questions I posed or you are keeping the answers very close to the vest. Regardless of which it is you are crippling the ability of those tasked with the safety of you and your people."

Viktor paused.

"Sanctions and blockades are not failed strategies your Majesty. Failed diplomatic strategies maybe. Sanctions curb the influence of an enemy and blockades the supply lines. Two very important things needed to secure victory when diplomacy fails. Though I can agree with the message you are trying to send that pre-emptive strikes are not the answer."

Viktor moved away from the window taking a seat once again. He took a sip of water before speaking again.

"So if I understand you correctly you are ok with sitting back and watch your allies and in some cases maybe even your friends destroy each other as long as they don't attack you? What happens when one side eventually loses. Are you prepared for that day to come? What about if the loser decides to hold you responsible for the lives lost? Are you prepared to explain the why and how you watched hundreds, thousands, or even millions die and did nothing?"

Viktor paused. It was a long pause. Almost to the point of an uncomfortable pause.

"Let me ask you something Kay. Have you ever had to watch someone die in front of you. Hold a friend, a brother, a sister in your arms as they took their last breath? That feeling. The pure panic in their eyes during those last moments. That is something that sticks with you. In that moment a part of you dies with them. Then comes the stages of grief. One being anger. In that anger searching for somebody to blame for that gaping hole in your heart."

Viktor sighed.

"That is the most dangerous person in the galaxy and you risk creating thousands of them. That is a move I don't recommend making your Majesty."

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

Kay raised a brow. It was funny how [member="Viktor Alexander"] assumed that shipyards were only in orbit. But she didn't make any move to correct him. Instead she just shrugged her shoulders a bit.

Intelligence. Information. She gets plenty of that when the need calls for it. So far she's gotten enough to allow her to continue to build.

Kay shook her head as Viktor spoke of blockades and sanctions being successful. As if blocking supplies from getting to people is the right thing to do. "So...a successful strategy to you is a collective punishment on innocent people, in order to punish a few. Not every oppressed population has the ability or the means to rise against their tyranical government. But you're all fine and dandy with making them suffer more and starve. Such tactics are failures in what they hope to accomplish."

She frowned as he regarded her actions to protect her people as just sitting idly. More would die if they jumped in where they weren't wanted. "It is not our place to jump into someone elses' war. Our numbers are so small that we're not even thought about for asking. Our trade routes are what is valued by the other governments. Nothing more."

Then he asked her about whether or not she had ever witnessed anyone die. As Viktor continued to speak, she furrowed her brows as she focused on keeping her emotions at bay. She didn't want him to see her in a vulnerable and weak state that one would be in while crying.

When Kay spoke, it was quietly. "I watched my first husband die right in front of me, murdered by a Sith Lord that grew tired of our attempts of getting out from under his boot. I was injured so badly that I couldn't move...All that I could do was scream....And Sempra the Hutt, he slaughtered women and children that he had enslaved right in front of me when I was on a diplomatic mission from the Republic."

She got to her feet, picking up her cup and went to her tea kettle, pouring herself another serving. "Both sides in these conflicts have killed innocent people when they didn't have to, claiming that they were in the right in doing so. I don't want my own soldiers to be doing the same thing. Guilt is a horrible thing to live with." Kay cradled her cup in her hands and took a sip, not making a move to sit down just yet.

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor shook his head.

"I don't know who has been running your blockades but they have obviously been doing it wrong. Blockades don't harm civilians....they target enemy combatants. Blockades don't prevent the flow of food, water, medicines. They are intended to disrupt the flow of weapons and troops."

Viktor sighed.

"You have seen the horrors and devastation facing those innocent people you mourn for yet do nothing to prevent it. Make no moves right the wrongs. That I can't do..........I am not built for it. I can not and will not sit back and watch the Galaxy burn while doing nothing to stop it. If you cared about the innocent people as much as you claim to then neither would you. It is the soldiers that are the victims of war. No we knew what we signed up for. It is the innocents caught in the crossfire. The longer the war.......the more innocent people that suffer."

Viktor stood.

"I trust our invitation to any meetings in regards to the Senate Charter will not get lost. Good day your Majesty."

With that Viktor gave Kay a small nod before making his way towards the door.

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

Weapons and troops? That much she could live with. That was the kind of blockade that made better sense. "I suppose that the other governments that I've come across haven't been so nice. I've only had people ask me for help and providing ample supplies when the sieges and battles are over. That is if the entire planets weren't glassed first."

She lowered her head ever so slightly as [member="Viktor Alexander"] chastised her for doing nothing. Perhaps to an outsider it would seem that way. Yet jumping in without permission was wrong. The mere act of choosing sides and going to war endangers her people. It would put a big target on Commenor, and her duty is to protect them first and foremost. And that's what she was doing.

Although that didn't mean that they weren't preparing in case an attack would come.

Kay turned to face him as he made it known that he was leaving. "Wait..." She walked over to him. "...We see wars differently because of how we are brought up and our own life experiences. 'The Commenori stay home', that has been our way for centuries. But change is inevitable. Perhaps at a later date we can discuss strategy. I'm open to listen and can share with you some of what we've implimented that are not widely known. I would like to hear your input."

 

[Kenrath]

Viktor paused for only a moment at the door turning back to look at Kay.

"Your Majesty."

Viktor gave a short nod before disappearing through the door. The meeting was over. The meeting had been over five minutes after it started. He was sure they would never see eye to eye on anything. There really was no point in another one on one meeting but never the less if she called he would show up. He would listen and undoubtedly they would disagree. It was the way of the Galaxy. Their goals were not and probably would never be in sync with each other's. Viktor would simply do his best to see his people through the dark times.

[member="Lady Kay"]

 

[Kay-Larr]

Kay just stood and stared at the door for a few moments after [member="Viktor Alexander"] had walked out. She found it rather strange that despite her efforts he had nothing to day, no further comment. With the way tjat he had been speaking earlier, one could assume that he liked to hear the sound of his own voice.

She sipped her tea. No doubt he would use her words against her in the coming days when the Senators come together. Perhaps he prefers an audience when he attacks her character of person and her choices.

With a sigh she shook her head and went back to her desk to get back to work. There was plenty to be done.