Raxus Prime's Open Orbit

The hangar bay had mostly been cleared of soldiers, with only the bare essential flight crews there working on ship repairs and maintenance. As the first armoured figure appeared from the shuttle, Angel and Phoenix had both reached for their lightsabers. But Victor had waved them off before they made any further move to draw their weapons. Victor took a couple steps forward and gave a short bow to the second armour clad figure, as she disembarked the shuttle "Greetings Imperator, welcome aboard The Acheron. Please, follow me..." Victor then walked alongside the Imperator, pointing her in the right direction, as the Knight siblings fell in behind them with the power armoured clad guard. It was a short walk from the hangar bay, to the meeting room that had been set aside for this matter. The room had been swept several times for bugs, with sensor jammers having been installed alongside a sonic damper field. What was to be discussed, would be known only to those within the room and the high command of the Alliance. Victor pulled out a seat then and offered it to Aya "After you..."

Once the Imperator had been seated, Victor moved around the table and took his own seat opposite her. Barely had he sat down, than she had started to talk. So, this was going to be a very brief and discreet meeting. Though, to be fair, considering Aya's position, it made sense she could not risk being away for long. It still amused him to hear people call him Marshall Marshall. A fun little happen stance in which his family name matched that of his rank. Rising through the ranks had also been something of a journey too, especially since there were many a superior officer who made jokes about his name "That is assuming, of course, that the First Order can extend their reach far enough from Jabiim to wedge against the Perlemian Trade Route with your Imperium to properly block that routes off. Jabiim is a long way from FO space and there is at least a half dozen systems between Jabiim and the Perlemian. They'd need to move a lot of ships through your territory to manage it and keep it reinforced..." Victor leaned back in his seat a little, studying the Imperator. It was almost impossible to gauge her response due to the armour she was wearing. It was the one thing he disliked about Mandalorians "And what exactly would you expect from us in return for this safe passage? The Infinite Imperium has sided with the First Order, so it is odd that you would offer us safe passage through your territories..."

Victor appreciated her honesty. The Imperium wanted to better their standing and control. Meaning that while the Alliance and First Order remained at one another's throats, it benefited the Imperium because it would allow them to better expand their holdings. So that was why they had called this meeting. It was interesting to him, that Aya would lay out such information to him. But then, they were not officially at war with one another. Not directly anyway "Quite far flung if what I have heard is true... As far as I can tell, this agreement benefits you, more than us... You get access through space which we can actually control. And you offer us access through space we still have a great freedom to move through. But, I suppose that movement through your territory would benefit us in future moves we make against the First Order... So I suppose we shall agree to it. But Imperator, you play a very dangerous game. I say this purely from an observational stand point. For your plan keeps us both fighting one another whilst you grow and strengthen your territory. But what is to stop either one of us, or even both of us, from deciding to turn upon you?" It was a pure hypothetical, but one he wondered if Aya had considered

Laughter. Now that was something Victor could work with. You could hide your emotions behind a mask. But tone and sound would always betray a person. Aya was confident in her and her people's position. But that was not unheard of. One could not build an empire if they did not believe they could make it succeed. And Aya certainly seemed like someone who believed the II would do just that. As she spoke, it was clear she had considered the possible betrayal by either side. From Victor's own experience, the Alliance could not really afford to go after the II whilst also fighting the First Order. As it was, the war was pressing the Alliances resources to the edge. Without a central government in any shape, meant that they had only to play with what ever military each world could alone afford to give.

The First Order on the other hand, he suspected could be far more successful than the Alliance alone. If only because they were more organised and had managed to outfit themselves with more ships and soldiers. As for Aya's claim that burning their worlds out would achieve little. That would be wrong to assume. Without a strong foundation to control the space their planets allowed them to control, the II's territory would be diminished considerably. Besides, with a concerted attack, the II navy would be forced to protect what ever assets they had not attached to a planet. Which all in all, would still essentially be a success for both sides.

Yes, as an ideology, not all of the Mandalorians could ever truly be wiped out. But they had been brought to the brink of total destruction many times. In fact, Victor had once read a tale of how the Jedi Knight Revan had once crushed the unity of the Mandalorians by stealing the helm and hiding it in a tomb. As far as he was concerned, none of those attempts had ever failed "Perhaps... So, I guess we have an agreement then Imperator. Free movement for our forces through each others space."

"Of course, my word in this matter is our bond..." Victor was fairly confident it would be worse for the Imperium if such paperwork got into the hands of the First Order. As she asked if there was any further questions, Victor shook his head "Not at all. I trust you will not report any of our movements to the First Order. So that is all. Thank you for your time Imperator..."

"I imagine so..." Victor smiled and followed Aya back to the hangar bay. He gave a wave to the shuttle as it departed. Phoenix and Angel remained at attention behind him, awaiting further orders. Once the shuttle made its jump to hyperspace, Victor turned to the Knight twins "Right. Let's get back to Mon Cal..." A few minutes later, The Acheron made a jump to hyperspace, heading back to the Alliance head quarters