Plagueis made a sound of disappointment. “Have you not yet learned that the galaxy isn’t moved by credits alone?” Veruna gulped and found his voice. “How did you come by such power, Damask?” he asked in a whisper of genuine interest. “I was shown the way to power by a Bith named Rugess Nome.” “I know the name.” “Yes, but his true name was Darth Tenebrous, and he wore the mantle of the Dark Lord of the Sith. I was at one time his apprentice.” “Sith,” Veruna said, as if weakened by the very word.
