Vader has seen one burial ground for the Clones. For his own men, graves marked by orange-painted helmets placed on sticks. One lone helmet of 501st blue painted with jaig eyes at the second position. Two lightsaber hilts marking the first position.
What have I done? the words echoed in his mind as the memory formed almost as real as the moment he'd found it, and he had to stop himself from stooping to pick up hilts that weren't there. Even for his bone-pale completion, Vader paled to an ashen color as he shook himself away from that. "There is one on Mandalore. The 332nd company. Ahsoka buried them." He didn't know if Tech wanted to know, but if he ever thought to look it up, it would be there. He'd forbidden it from being touched, even after the assault on Mandalore. "Most cultures, most beings in my experience with them, consider it rude to step directly on a grave. If you can avoid it, you should." That was certainly something that would help Tech tonight.
"Kamino wasn't my choice, by the way. I didn't know until after." Because Vader would have at least attempted some kind of fight pull off the best for himself. And to save some of the Cloners as well. For his men, for himself.
Arms first, he thought. They took more focus to use and weren't needed to keep him upright. Left first, as it was more simply connected.
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What have I done? the words echoed in his mind as the memory formed almost as real as the moment he'd found it, and he had to stop himself from stooping to pick up hilts that weren't there. Even for his bone-pale completion, Vader paled to an ashen color as he shook himself away from that. "There is one on Mandalore. The 332nd company. Ahsoka buried them." He didn't know if Tech wanted to know, but if he ever thought to look it up, it would be there. He'd forbidden it from being touched, even after the assault on Mandalore. "Most cultures, most beings in my experience with them, consider it rude to step directly on a grave. If you can avoid it, you should." That was certainly something that would help Tech tonight.
"Kamino wasn't my choice, by the way. I didn't know until after." Because Vader would have at least attempted some kind of fight pull off the best for himself. And to save some of the Cloners as well. For his men, for himself.
Arms first, he thought. They took more focus to use and weren't needed to keep him upright. Left first, as it was more simply connected.