<strong>Destiny Points:</strong><br/>Light Side: 1 Dark Side: 1<br/><hr/><br/>Harkon let out a quiet chuckle. "I said desert, not defect," he noted. "Ackermann tells me you wanted her to set off an alarm. Something about spooking your superior officer into being more cautious. She didn't believe that for a second. The Imperial Navy doesn't take well to pranks, and that's the sort of thing that would get you court-marshalled or worse." Something in Harkon's expression said that he'd have gone with "or worse" if one of his own soldiers pulled a stunt like that.  "In her assessment, you wanted to get to a TIE Fighter so you could escape. Now, facilitating your escape might not have netted her an ally, but it would at least remove one more set of guns from the ensuing engagement. Whether you decide to defect or not is frankly up to you."<br/><br/>"As for your service history," Harkon continued, his face darkening. "You speak rather casually of such a defining moment in the history of Imperial warfare. Everyone has an opinion on Batonn." He studied Kader's face, as if searching for an opinion there. "I also have your kill count on file. Frankly, I'm not sure what you're being so cagey about. If you were that good, they wouldn't have kept you stuck at Airman."<br/><br/>The debriefing wore on, grilling Kader about the nuances of his assignments, but finally the Major came to the question most pertinent to Kader: "So, what are you going to do now? Honestly, we have no reason to hold you here. The Rebellion doesn't have the resources to establish prisons. So, we can let you go, or you can join us. We can drop you off at the nearest spaceport. You'll be free to go, just like you were planning when you asked for VERDICT's help."<br/><br/>The Major shrugged. "Of course, you'll still be a fugitive from the Empire. On top of that, you have aided and abetted terrorists. That's a capital crime. Besides, I think you'd hate lying low. You're like half the squadron here. If you don't get your adrenaline fix you start getting the jitters. It's your call, but I know what I'd pick in your shoes."