Perhaps because of the famous commander's halo surrounding Sefrans Tann, people often overlooked one fact—she was actually a very traditional Chiss academy-trained commander. Her military dictionary was filled with the principle of striking only after the enemy had moved. In other words, when you decided to attack her, you had best think twice and consider carefully whether she had deliberately lured you into doing so. —Records of Fourth Empire Generals, Sefrans Tann, Chapter 59.
Galactic Republic Capital, Coruscant, Republic Senate Building, Chancellor's Office.
"Your Excellency the Chancellor, the Supreme Strategic Command has just received an urgent telegram from the Intelligence Department. Titan warship activity has been spotted at Port Pament, the Separatists' largest shipyard. It has been confirmed to be a sister ship of the Plague!" Vice Chancellor Mas Amedda said as he hurried in and lowered his head before Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.
"Hehehehe... Dooku is truly impatient, pouring such vast resources into these Titan warships. Very good. Since that is the case, we need to tell him that the tricks the Plague used before are outdated. Can we confirm the target?" Palpatine asked slowly.
"Our hyperspace outposts detected two jumps, one near Felucia and the other near Planet Arda. According to the Intelligence Department's assessment, this Titan warship's target should be the Yavin System," Mas Amedda replied.
"The Yavin System? What would it be doing there? There should be no strategic target there worth deploying a Titan warship for. A trial voyage?" Sheev Palpatine frowned.
"Its target may be Mandalore and the Second Systems Army," Mas Amedda said. "Our intelligence operatives have just reported that Mace Windu's Second Systems Army has carried out a large-scale redeployment. He has moved his main fleet to Planet Fandal."
"Then something interesting must have happened around Mandalore and the Neutral Alliance that we