<strong>Alest</strong><br/><br/>The Human shrugged, "Quite simple, really.  The Council deliberated for a few hours.  Several Jedi were required for missions elsewhere in the Republic.  Most of the Masters are gone or unsuited to the task . . . such as Master Quen.  Others have important teaching duties.  So, the choice of a student was agreed upon."  Alest smiled ingratiatingly.<br/><br/>"After that, it was a mere matter of which student.  We also felt that a student would be considered more trustworthy by the Senator.  After reviewing several records, Fierash's came up as clean as possible and quite likely to succeed in this endeavour," he concluded, a politician to the last.  A little manipulation, a bit of cajoling, and the Council had agreed with his choice.  Even if he hadn't suggested the student in the first place, merely thirded the suggestion.