Suddenly, the door slides open and the Pau'an who introduced himself as the ‘Grand Inquisitor’ and accepted their surrender enters the room with a tray of food, a plastic can stamped with the Imperial logo, and several folders full of printed documents. When he takes a step into the room, the door slides shut as fast as it opened.
"Shoshannah Nadeel, welcome."
He sits the tray down near Shoshannah. The dish contained a bowl of Corellian buckwheat noodles served with a seasoned thick sauce, a bowl of chopped Corellian Stewfruit, and a Corellian Ryshcate pastry traditionally made with whisky and nuts. For the last six months, the Jedi had survived on bland, leftover food rations from the Clone War and flavorless stew made by the mining crew. The smells and sights momentarily over take her senses.
"Shoshannah Nadeel, you are quite the interesting one. From a compassionate agriculturalist providing foodstuff to fight famine to a wartime general fighting battles across the galaxy. I can offer you a way to return to agriculture, return to helping the galaxy recover from the war, and return to your research that can rescue and build a new galaxy."
Taking the plastic can from her tray, "This is what the Empire calls food. It's horribly bland, but it provides the nutritional requirements for a soldier and it grows incredibly fast for quick harvests. You might not care about the nutrition of the Imperial soldiers, but the seeds of this plant destroy its fields turning it to useless dirt. Rich, verdant planets will be exploited leaving them barren and unable to grow anything for several seasons. The locals who farm there will be left and forgotten. They will suffer because they cannot provide a harvest with infertile soil. We need researchers like you to aid the galaxy. Help us grow food that can feed the galaxy, provide jobs for citizens, and protect the fertile planets."
Standing up to leave, he takes a step back and says, "I hope you will consider my offer. Your academic background doesn’t make you a valuable asset for the Imperial Security Bureau. You could return to never-ending battles as a warrior of the Inquisitorius, but we both know you never wanted to be a soldier and your heart and mind aren’t built for war. This offer allows you to do exactly what you’ve always wanted to do."
"The can contains a sample of the soldier rations whose seeds are destroying fertile soil. I've been told the folders contain documents relating to their research and several harvest reports. The plants grow very fast and contain more than enough nutrition making it an ideal crop, however, it destroys the soil after it’s harvested. Your talents were wasted in the Clone War. Consider this challenge a battle worthy of your abilities."