Lyra held up her hands. “I only meant that the Jedi never would have wanted that energy to be turned to an evil purpose.” “Of course they wouldn’t,” Galen said. “And I was concerned about that very thing happening during the war, but not now. This is the Emperor’s dream.” Lyra wrinkled her nose. “Can’t we just call him Palpatine—in private, I mean?” Galen ignored that.

