Leri went over to speak to the eavesdropping droid, and then entered the back of the alcove, out of sight.<br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.gyazo.com/5e6ddf2840c2ba963b02641172be4772.jpg)</div>Aria addressed Kumon curiously but flatly and his response was likewise as blunt and emotionless in return.<br/><br/><em>"It is simple mathematics and statistics.  I have a certain....  gift, a gift for mental calculations that rivals those of droids and computers.  Analyzing the current events, the planetary and system defenses of the Galactic Core, and the reduced numbers and resources of the Jedi Order, it's merely a matter of tracking a long enough timeline.  In this case the timeline is mercifully short.  They simply don't have the resources to run very far, nor do they have the breadth of respite to run far enough away, in order to escape the forces brought to bear upon the remnants of the Jedi Order.  There's a certain truth to the laws of attrition.  In this case, they're just too close to the source of the problem, there might be some in the Outer Rim that would fare better, but here... in Coruscant?  It's just a matter of time, distance, and resources such as food, rest, and shelter.  None of which are in fruitful supply for the Jedi."</em><br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/><br/><br/><div class="floatright">(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3FtyOgP393k/V5g3tUTpRFI/AAAAAAAADNk/vlQSOImV0AwyDJdKWSryn32yFD836_wsgCLcB/s1600/doctorstrange03.jpg)</div>The serene Master smiled and nodded.  She didn't seem to believe the earnest young Padawan who pleaded with her to escape sooner, but she reassured her.<br/><br/><br/>"If you can indeed secure an escape sooner, and guarantee that it will take us to the coordinates where my contact is to bring us to Commander Skywalker, than I shall consider the possibility.  And you shall come with us, of course.  I would have it no other way, assuming such a fortunate turn of events goes our way."<br/><br/>-------------------------------------------------<br/><br/>Aria headed for the alcove where the droid was still hovering, when she was plucked away by Tikva who hustled her over to another alcove midway through her walk across the Speakeasy.  Distracted, the two conversed while events transpired elsewhere...<br/>