"We only bombed military targets," Anakin Skywalker said gravely. "I gave our pilots strict orders."
"Almost every building in Izzy City has civilians inside," Stila Gerrera said.
Anakin Skywalker froze for a moment. "I'm sorry. I didn't know that."
"Now you do! You should stop the bombing immediately! Since your fleet has already arrived, this should be settled through negotiation!" Stila Gerrera shouted.
Anakin Skywalker gently shook his head. "That will be difficult, Stila. After the insurgency's previous operations failed, the Republic's assessment was that Onderon could no longer be resolved peacefully."
"So you chose to massacre the people of our planet, Jedi Knight?" Stila Gerrera's tone was filled with grief.
"I swear this is absolutely not the outcome I wanted... But Onderon keeps supplying the Separatists with Behemoth-class battlecruisers. Who should answer for the soldiers and civilians who died because of that?" Anakin Skywalker's gaze hardened. "The Separatists have split the Galactic Republic and dragged countless trillions into war! This is a matter of right and wrong! The Separatists must be defeated!"
"I don't want to hear your grand talk about right and wrong! All I want is to save those innocent civilians!" Stila Gerrera grew agitated.
"Then help us overthrow General Kalani's rule as soon as possible! Only then can Onderon achieve true peace!" Anakin Skywalker said sharply.
Boom!! A muffled explosion sounded outside, seemingly not far from their hideout.
Stila Gerrera closed her eyes in pain, not knowing how to respond.
"Stila, letting a droid like General Kalani rule Onderon is a mistake from every possible angle! You should consider why old King Ramsis Dendup refused to return to the throne. Wasn't it because he was unwilling to be controlled by the Separatists?" Anakin Skywalker said.
"He's right, Stila. We really should do something," a Rebel Alliance