After Wilhuff Tarkin cut off the communication, Matherin Wessel looked at Gillard Perine and said coldly, "I don't know how your ridiculous theories convinced Tarkin, or whether you think my little place can't accommodate you."
"Governor, I am giving the Geth invasion very serious thought. We must stop the Geth at Faida Planet. To that end, I would not hesitate to go to the front myself," Gillard Perine said solemnly.
Governor Wessel stared into his eyes for quite a while before sighing. "Fine. Do as you please. You know that after our defeat on Dorin Planet, the Seventh Army's strength has been severely depleted. We have no spare capacity to reinforce the Ninth Army. Even now, we are still struggling with the refugees who fled from Dorin Planet... If you have any ideas, go talk to Tarkin yourself."
"I will stop the Geth at Faida Planet!" Gillard Perine declared firmly.
Governor Wessel's expression was somewhat strange. "Do you really think Wilhuff Tarkin agreed to your plan because of the Geth?"
"Then... isn't that why?" Perine froze.
"You should consider another possibility," Matherin Wessel said. "Dunn Vesex, Governor of the Ninth Army, has political backing no weaker than Wilhuff Tarkin's. And between him and Tarkin, there is still no conclusion as to which one Palpatine favors more. So, riding the momentum of capturing Onderon and destroying the Separatists' Behemoth-class battlecruiser production line, Tarkin wants to reach into the Ninth Army. What better excuse could there be than the Geth?"
Only then did Gillard Perine understand some of the political struggle behind it all. Wilhuff Tarkin had agreed to his request so readily and believed his absurd theory because political conflict was also a factor!
At that thought, cold sweat drenched his back.
"Take care of yourself," Matherin Wessel said. "Don't let