Second King of The Elysium Empire
The quickest weeds are the easiest to pull. The weeds that take years to cement themselves onto a surface are the strongest. That was a lesson Rex learned in the wilderness, and one that he intended to apply to his return to power. No rushing, no unforced errors caused by throwing caution to the wind and losing his patience. He would let his roots dig deep into the soil before revealing himself to the surface. Then, he would slowly appear. At first as nothing but a small green stem in a mount of dirt. But with time, his influence would spread, and overrun that of those wishing harm upon him and his people.
His growth started on Damascus, meeting Burtch, Var-Sulis, Dorthea, and Cruk. He had apologized for his failures, and in return he had gained the support of his old allies. He came expecting forgiveness at best, and he received not just forgiveness, but a call to action: Dorthea Dobson, of all people, requested that he retake the throne. He accepted. Now the time for work had arrived. Just like the old days, some politicking would need to be done; The Navi needed to be secured. The loyalists were all but guaranteed to accept Rex as their monarch, their king. But The Navi were a significant force on Damascus. Outside of Damascus, their influence in former Elysium territories was not to be ignored or underestimated. Rex was advised to meet with
Gabriel Creed
and
Kalic Daws
to attempt to earn some favor with The Navi.Unfortunately for Rex, his idea of taking things slow didn't apply to meetings. To establish any sort of relevancy in the galaxy, these meets were crucial. So, when Rex realized his study of the current state of the galaxy had gone on for over an hour longer than he intended, he was not pleased. Being late to an important meeting was a horrible look for anyone that desired to call themselves King. Especially when that person was Rex Valhoun, the primary cause of his Empire's collapse the first time.
His X-Class fighter, modified to include a hyperdrive, had barely made it to Damascus from the wilderness, and needed work. Therefore, Rex decided to invite his guests to Leonmar, Lionus. Lionus was briefly an Elysium-controlled planet, and was not far from Damascus Station. But it was technically neutral ground now. Rex utilized a mixture of public transport, hitchhiking, and walking to arrive at a luxury restaurant in the capital city. Here, he would meet Gabriel and Kalic in the outdoors dining section of the restaurant.
He hadn't brought much with him, only his lightsaber, and the credits he'd need to make it back home. Though he was able to find some nicer clothes in his old wardrobe. Good thing, too, since some hackers had apparently emptied his bank account some time ago. He probably couldn't afford anything nice...yet.
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