I'm sure the High Command will have plenty to say on the matter.

( decimated as it is. hux very likely suspects something, even if he can't be sure what. "a cur on a leash," is what smoke had always likened the other man too, and kylo ren is only now beginning to see how he hadn't been speaking solely of hux.

the food proves to be better than expected, for all his stomach churns as he bites into the pastry shell, chewing thoughtfully. )

But there weren't many alternatives. ( and snoke kept asking for things that he was increasingly reluctant to give. leia, and then rey. ) And Hux would have seen the base rebuilt, his weapon restored. The galaxy doesn't need another planet-killer.