Peace is a lie. The Sith Code was insipid, the product of ancient Dark Jedi thought and bound to merely exist in opposition to the Light. And yet it had some tenuous overlap with the truth. He did not desire peace, he desired something greater.

He had planned carefully, but at a crucial moment, it had proved insufficient. This he knew, and he accounted for. But it did not mean that the agent had been more prepared, or that their thinking was correct. "I set the board, but you made the move. All that happens from now on is of your making, agent."