"It's fine," Kallus replied with a calm smile.
"That straightforwardness… that dominating presence of hers—that's exactly why I chose her for this task. And clearly, it worked."
A slow, knowing smile formed on his face.
"And soon… once our empire takes shape, we'll have a few perfect pieces ready to act as our stepping stones."
"Something that will make the entire galaxy aware of our might."
The Red Empress smiled as well, her earlier concern fading as thoughts of the future took hold.
"Indeed…" she said softly, excitement flickering in her eyes. "They don't realize it yet, but we already have a 'gift' prepared for them."
She let out a quiet grin. "All we're waiting for… is for them to take that one step into our domain."
"And when they do…" she grins even more. "They won't even understand what wrong they did and how they were wiped out from the face of the galaxy."
