The words echoed through her mind. Her master, though he had cast her aside in favor of the being who stood before her, he still brought purpose to her life. He had given her a reason to fight, a way to break her chains, a path to power. The First Order was her home and Supreme Leader Snoke has been more of a parental figure to her than even her previous âfamilyâ was.
Her jaw and chest tightened, the words still ringing in her ears. Vela had been so focused on the news of her master dying that she failed to hear the new Supreme Leader promote her from a simple commander to a position she felt was somewhat more worthy for herself. No, that wouldnât have mattered anyway. She slowly raised her head to meet her gaze with Kylo Ren.
That should have been me.
That should have been her standing before Snokeâs throne as the new Supreme Leader. If it werenât for Kylo Ren stepping into the picture all those years ago this could have been Velaâs moment to prove herself to everyone.
âHe is deadâŚ?â she asked softly, almost sorrowful, trying to search the feelings of the newly positioned Supreme Leader and perhaps even her own feelings. The last time Vela had lost a family it had been by her own hand. What she was currently feeling was new and not something she had ever felt from herself before. Whatever the feeling was, she hated it.
The ripple of emotion from her upon hearing Snoke was dead wasnât something he had anticipated, as much as heâd found the Supreme leader USEFUL during his training, heâd never grown to care about him and it seemed odd to him that her experience differed entirely. She seemed somehow SAD he was gone, it was likely that sentimentality and WEAKNESS that had Snoke send her away in the first place.
    ââ Were you not listening? Yes, he is dead, killed by
   the Scavenger girl.â
Seeing her reaction proved to him that his lie was the best course of action, no one could know it was HIM that killed his former master, letting them believe Rey was responsible allowed him an uncontested position as the new Supreme Leader. - Well, someone could certainly try to take it from him but they werenât likely to do so, not with everyone else knowing him to be the next in line for that position.
That said, he had some changes to make to the First Order now that he was in control. Ensuring he had all the Force users he could possibly muster was only part of that plan, heâd have them trained not unlike himself and she would be the first. Bringing himself to his feet, he walked toward her, ignoring the turbulent emotions he could feel emanating from her. She needed to learn control, that much was very certain. Stopping in front of her, he met her gaze.
   ââ I want to train you, it seems to me Snoke disregarded
   your potential, I wonât make that same mistake.â
He hoped she would see the benefits of this new regime, that she wouldnât waste her time mourning a man who could not appreciate her and would rather see the possibility for improvement, for bettering herself.
   ââ Or I could send you back to whatever menial task he
   had you doing. It is your choice.â
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