Edith peered intently at Valery almost as if she were getting ready to fire back with something worse. But then Aldric spoke, softly, almost pleading, "Mom," He just looked at her, and after another beat she sighed, seeming to ease up some.
"Go speak to them yourselves if you want the details," She was too tired to argue it, and wasn't all that involved in the fighting herself anyway, "But you're looking for a rebellion with a pristine record, I'm afraid your head's still stuck in the Jedi Temple." It wasn't an direct claim that they were doing anything Valery would find abhorrent, but she was evidently trying to downplay the woman's expectations. Guerrilla warfare was, by its nature, unclean. Edeth mustered a sad smile, "You seem a good person Valery. My son trusts you, so I trust you. Just don't forget what these people are fighting for, and what they're up against."
Aldric and his mother embraced one more time, before he began to head into the tunnel. She watched them leave for some time, before heading back up, "Well… Can't say that's how I expected this meeting to go…"
"Go speak to them yourselves if you want the details," She was too tired to argue it, and wasn't all that involved in the fighting herself anyway, "But you're looking for a rebellion with a pristine record, I'm afraid your head's still stuck in the Jedi Temple." It wasn't an direct claim that they were doing anything Valery would find abhorrent, but she was evidently trying to downplay the woman's expectations. Guerrilla warfare was, by its nature, unclean. Edeth mustered a sad smile, "You seem a good person Valery. My son trusts you, so I trust you. Just don't forget what these people are fighting for, and what they're up against."
Aldric and his mother embraced one more time, before he began to head into the tunnel. She watched them leave for some time, before heading back up, "Well… Can't say that's how I expected this meeting to go…"