Good. Now there was that fire he was looking for. A hint of fire and steel breaking out of a crack behind that calm Jedi facade, and Canderous grins horribly.

"Of course I understand the value of life," he says as he delves back into the workings of his gun, like it's an obvious fact. "To push yourself to the limits, to stare down death and return from it - that is where the value lies. That is why we put ourselves against the test of battle, emerging stronger for it. A life not spent fighting, not challenging yourself, is a life wasted. A life that refuses to fight is one that doesn't deserve it at all."