"Tang Xiao's message appears to be asking us for a favor," Ki-Adi-Mundi said.
"Hmph! Why doesn't he go to Master Barris?" Mace Windu said mockingly.
"This matter... I'm afraid it has something to do with Haruun Kal," Ki-Adi-Mundi said.
At the mention of that name, Mace Windu's expression changed. Haruun Kal! To him, it was a past that could not be spoken of.
Haruun Kal was Mace Windu's homeworld. His family had been wiped out in conflict, a shadow that had haunted him since childhood. Later, during the Battle of Haruun Kal in the Clone Wars, though the scale had been small, the Galactic Republic had still suffered a defeat on that planet.
Not only that, his most prized apprentice, Depa Barris, had fallen to the Dark Side, leaving herself gravely injured and paralyzed, transformed into the half-human, half-machine being she was now.
It could be said that Haruun Kal had become the most terrifying nightmare in his heart.
Countless times, Mace Windu had awakened from dreams of Haruun Kal drenched in cold sweat, his whole body trembling. And now they were bringing up Haruun Kal again?
Killing intent surfaced in Mace Windu's eyes. "Tang Xiao... how dare he mention Haruun Kal to me!"
"What concerns me more is why the Rebel Alliance would bring this matter up. Haruun Kal should have nothing to do with them, and the Rebel Alliance does not like the Duchy of Dawn. So something is strange here. I think we should at least meet this person," Ki-Adi-Mundi said.
Mace Windu considered it, then nodded. "Where is this person now?"
"He has a Deceiver-class destroyer outfitted as a flagship. It is a powerful warship, supposedly provided by Tang Xiao," Ki-Adi-Mundi said. "At present, he does not know our location, so he is temporarily stationed in