The Painter's Honeymoon

"Send the fleet to the far side of Endor. There it will stay until called for." "And what of the reports of the Rebel fleet massing near Sullust?" "It is of no concern. Soon the Rebellion will be crushed and the youngSkywalker will be one of us. Your work here is finished, my friend. Go out to thecommand ship and await my order." "Yes, my master." He hoped he would be given command over the destructionof the Rebel Alliance. He hoped it would be soon. He rose and exited, as the Emperor turned back to the galactic panorama beyondthe window, to view his domain. In a remote and midnight vacuum beyond the edge of the galaxy, the vast Rebelfleet stretched, from its vanguard to its rear echelon, past the range of human vision.Corellian battle ships, cruisers, destroyers, carriers, bombers, Sullustain cargofreighter, Calamarian tankers, Alderaanian gunships, Kesselian blockade runners,