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Tahi
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5/17/07 4:49am
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RE: The Making of an Emperor (canon speculation NJO-LOTF: Jag & J/J): COMPLETE May 10th!!
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Emerging from the evil clutches of DRL. 
I've really enjoyed this speculative journey, Lex. I wish I was up to date with the books as I am sure there are nuances I have missed due to my ignorance of the canon storyline, but it hasn't stopped me enjoying the way you tell your story or the wonderful characterisations. Especially Pellaeon and Soontir. It's so good to see them written well. I have to say that I think the scenes involving them were my favourites.
I DO like the idea of Jag and Jaina bringing up Allana, and I loved that wistful ending bit with Allana looking out towards Hapes. That was rather beautiful.
“You’ve got your very own Hand of Thrawn,” Jaina said lightly, still awestruck. “Impressive.”
“I thought about calling it the Boot of Fel, but I figured that was a bit too presumptuous.”
Hee hee - love that laconic Fel wit. I also liked your Bulwark Empire title.
Jaina made an excellent point about wanting to avoid making the mistakes her folks made in terms of parenting (or in some ways lack of parenting!). I think that's very human - we all try and avoid making the same mistakes, or what we perceive as mistakes. Of course we make different mistakes - but that's for the next generation to correct. LOL
Loved that evocation of the imperial command centre. Wow!
This has been a very thoughtful, and thought provoking, exploration of possibilities. I find the concept of history moving in a kind of full circle, from Empire to Empire, rather satisfying - nice balance. Jaina made a good point about the corrupt nature of the post-Leia led Republic. Boy was it so! And I kind of like your inference that a system led by strong family values and a wish to solve problems peacefully is going to be strong, as long as it remains open to self critique of course.
Thanks for sharing this story - really enjoyed it.
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Jaded_Rose
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5/29/07 9:07pm
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I'm not quite caught up with this story yet (I spent three enjoyable days reading the Skywalker Prophecy Saga and CoJF) but I'm just dropping in to say that you are a truly superb author, and I can not wait to catch all the way up with this story so I can manage coherent thought once more. Even though I'm still playing catch up, if it is anything like your other stories, I'm sure it will not disappoint!
J_Ro
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Chimpo_the_Sith
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Glorious finish 
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1_4_Jedi
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6/1/07 1:40pm
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That was...so many things...
Awesome...beautiful...fantastic...
If only it could be so. I actually like that concept much better than the "reality" of the situation after Sacrifice, and after LotF it could tie in so well with the Legacy comics story arc if you wanted it to.
I mean, after all, what's wrong with a little closure now and then? That is just the type of thing I would like to see - and we finally get a galactic organization which could actually deliver our heros from the chaos that have fought so long and hard to defeat. They deserve that much, at the very least.
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morrison85
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6/1/07 3:17pm
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What that was it? meh , I never get anything 
Anyway Great story well done
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Darth_Lex
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6/2/07 5:55pm
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Tahi: Especially Pellaeon and Soontir. It's so good to see them written well. I have to say that I think the scenes involving them were my favourites.
Thanks!  They’re definitely under-used in canon, so it was a lot of fun to give them a bigger role in this story.
Hee hee - love that laconic Fel wit.
They’re crackpots in their own way. 
Jaina made a good point about the corrupt nature of the post-Leia led Republic. Boy was it so! And I kind of like your inference that a system led by strong family values and a wish to solve problems peacefully is going to be strong, as long as it remains open to self critique of course.
Accountability is the key, whether Republic/GA or Empire. It’s probably harder for a GA chief of state to become a tyrant (at least as long as the Senate doesn’t completely abdicate its role). On the other hand, tyranny isn’t the only kind of regime that has bad consequences for the galaxy. A strong, wise leader can compensate for weaknesses in the system, but a weak system can’t counteract an incompetent (or malicious) leader…  Of course the trick in the Fel Empire will be ensuring that Jag’s heirs are as good hearted as he is. 
Jaded_Rose: I'm not quite caught up with this story yet (I spent three enjoyable days reading the Skywalker Prophecy Saga and CoJF)
 I’m surprised your eyes haven’t glazed over yet. Great to hear you enjoyed those stories, too, though!
I'm just dropping in to say that you are a truly superb author, and I can not wait to catch all the way up with this story
Thank you.  Definitely let me know what you think of the whole story when you’re done. 
Chimpo: Thanks, my friend!
I_4_Jedi: Awesome...beautiful...fantastic...
Thanks!
I actually like that concept much better than the "reality" of the situation after Sacrifice
Well, we’ve still got four books to go – and a lot happened in the first four. Besides, I think we’re going to get multiple intriguing developments and twists in book eight, Revelation. 
after LotF it could tie in so well with the Legacy comics story arc if you wanted it to.
I think the profic is going to make us wait a while to see the direct connections to that future. But in the meantime, there’s lots of opportunities for great fanfic.
morrison85: Anyway Great story well done
Thanks!
Thanks again for all your great feedback, everyone! I really appreciate it.
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TKeira_Lea
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6/10/07 5:52pm
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*Bad beta sneak in*
Well probably you got more feedback than you'll ever really need from me in relation to this story. Although I don't quite bleed as well on your betas
Congrats on finishing this short. I was amazed how vivid this story was to you, considering all the facts you had to keep straight and little retcon twists that were necessary with the Jag related continuity flubs. Every time I turned around you had sent another beta, so the muse had to be flowing!
Since Jag is my fave, I have to rate TMoaE up there as one of my faves. (A great title, of course, helps ) You did a great job of capturing his noble and heroic side and I didn't even have to keep you in line too much for that
Thanks for linking LotF to the future of the Legacy comics. This has been so much fun to read.
*looking forward to more*
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Madame_Solo
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6/13/07 7:32pm
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Eek, I just realized I had lost track of this story!
Like TKL said, thank you for linking the comics and LOTF together. Your obsessive detail really makes the story believable, I have no idea how you remember so much Lex.
I love Jag. I hope profic does him justice like you have. I also like how you linked the Imperial Knights in, it makes sense!
Just a great story Lex, what a plot bunny. I hope you get recognized in the awards to come =)
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Darth_Lex
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6/22/07 9:12am
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TKL: Well probably you got more feedback than you'll ever really need from me in relation to this story.
Not a chance. 
I was amazed how vivid this story was to you, considering all the facts you had to keep straight and little retcon twists that were necessary with the Jag related continuity flubs.
Thanks. Actually, once you’re willing to accept that any information we have about the Empire of the Hand could be POV, deliberate misinformation, or outright lies, you can make Jag’s “real” backstory pretty much whatever you want.
I didn't even have to keep you in line too much for that
I am a slower learner. 
This has been so much fun to read.
Thanks!
Flygirl: thank you for linking the comics and LOTF together.
You’re welcome. The ideas for the pre-NJO and NJO Fel backstory had been brewing for a while, but it was the idea of Jag as Emperor that made the story happen.
Your obsessive detail really makes the story believable, I have no idea how you remember so much Lex.
I’d tell you, but then I’d have to kill you. 
I hope profic does him justice like you have.
I have faith that Inferno and Fury will deliver… 
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Lanta
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11/1/07 5:33am
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This was interesting. I like your portrayals of Jag & Jaina. The idea of Jag as Emperor is rather nice... and of Jaina as (a new kind of) Jedi Master. I'd love to see her as act as a master in canon.
It's particularly interesting because I actually haven't read beyond the NJO series. I bought the Dark Nest trilogy and the first Legacy book months ago, but then read some things about their storylines and I'm *still* not sure whether I want to read them. With my favourite character being Jaina, and next in line being Jag, Kyp & Mara, I'm a little concerned about whether I'd enjoy the things I've heard happen to them... *wonders* I also haven't read the comics you've referred to.
So while reading this fic was a little strange in that at times I didn't know what was going on, it was interesting too, and I very much enjoyed it. I'm planning to check out your other fics
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THE_PIED_PIPER
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2/4 7:03pm
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Darth_Lex posted:
[b] Her head lifted off the pillow. “Is everything all right?”
“Everything’s fine,” he assured her, leaning down and slipping between the sheets.
Without prompting she nestled her face into his shoulder and snuggled the rest of herself against him. “Still, it must have been important for him to call in the middle of the night.”
Jag chuckled, and wrapped his arms around her. “I don’t think he has any idea what time it is here, Jay.”
“Oh,” she said, “right.”
“Go back to sleep.”
She lifted her chin and gazed into his eyes. “You sure you don’t want to talk about it?”
He wanted to, all right. Oh, how he wanted to. Not that he didn’t trust her, but… He couldn’t. It was too soon still, too intense and too fast. He just couldn’t. Not yet. And no doubt she sensed the conflict within him.
“Yes,” he said. “It’s fine.”
She furrowed her brow adorably. “You’re not a very good liar, Jag.”
He bent his neck to kiss her forehead. “I’ll tell you later. Okay?”
She stretched up and kissed him on the lips. “Promise?”
“Promise.” He kissed her back.
Their lips lingered, pressing together tenderly. He brushed his hands along her back, and she pulled herself even closer against him. Their tongues met gently, tranquilly. Her eyes were closed as she kissed him, and she looked nothing less than serene. There was no urgency in her kiss this time, no scorching passion to forget the lasting knotted anxiety of combat, no desperate desire to erase the fear and fury of war. In this moment, she was at peace – and in Jag’s estimation she had never been more beautiful.
She opened her eyes and broke their kiss. “I don’t think,” Jaina whispered, “I want to go back to sleep just yet.”
“Hmm,” he said, caressing his fingertips languidly down her back until she whimpered. “And what do you have in mind instead?”
“Shut up,” she growled, and kissed him.
That section was just perfect, I just had to post it.
I just found this Lex, but wanted to say how much I like it. I like what your doing with Jag, his father and his mission. And of course I love the J/J  I've been trying my hand at writing them the last couple of week's, but it's nothing like this. This truely has the making's of a fantastic story, and I will continue to read until I finish it.
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