Galen ran a hand over his close-cropped hair and loosened his collar finally. He'd have gladly fought a few junk titans over doing anything like that again anytime soon. Unfortunately, his sense of relief was short-lived as soon as he got a good look at the expression Mara was blasting him with on the bridge of her ship. An explanation was to be expected, but Galen hadn't anticipated how upset she seemed to be.

"Her name is Maris Brood," he began, surprised at the weary tone in his voice. "About two years ago, she was the apprentice to one of the last Jedi to survive the Imperial Purge, Master Shaak Ti. Vader sent me to the planet Felucia where they were hiding to finish the job. Shaak Ti sent Maris into hiding. I didn't know Maris existed when I..."

Galen bit his lip. "... when I executed Master Shaak Ti." He took a deep breath before continuing. "A few months later, I went back to Felucia to rescue Senator Bail Organa. Maris had turned to the Dark Side and was holding him for ransom. She and I fought, and I beat her. When I decided that with the planet as strong in the Dark Side of the Force as it was, I let her go free."

He frowned deeply at the end of Mara's question. "And I don't know why she did that. She was unstable at best when we fought, maybe a little insane. I guess that never got better. Believe me, the only thing I ever wanted from Maris Brood was to learn how she turned invisible."