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Chapter 5 – Ryloth Rumble
Planet – Ryloth
Vader’s blazing eyes looked out across the field of emptiness around the tannish orange planet. If it felt strange for him coming back to Ryloth after helping to liberate it in the Clone Wars, he made no outward mention of it. The new Emperor and the man bringing the Jedi to their newest age was all calm and determination while Senator Riyo Chuchi watched the intelligence reports on her datapad.
Ahsoka Tano stood off to Vader’s side and slightly behind him. It was not the place she’d stood at for years as his apprentice. It was a strange place for her, but then she was currently distracted as the large Veneator moved forward to get them in range.
Her Master, the Sith Lord Vader, knew precisely the cause of her troubles. Ahsoka’s first show as a commander had been a sortie in the space above Twi’lek homeworld. Here, she’d experienced the first bitter and crushing taste of losing men under her command.