Jaba_Hutt & Freya
Freya
Hey Jaba, you always know how to bend people to your will. I've been thinking about how a true leader can bind a people together while keeping peace. How do you see the balance between control and loyalty?
Jaba_Hutt
Control is the glue, loyalty the weight it carries. A true leader sets the rhythm, then lets the people feel the beat; if you squeeze too hard, the rhythm snaps, if you hold too loosely, the beat fades. Give them enough power to feel they belong, then keep the promise that the rhythm stays smooth. That way they follow, not because you force them, but because they trust the music you’re playing.
Freya
I like that rhythm— it reminds me of keeping a shield raised but the torch burning. How do you plan to make sure the people feel that beat when you’re in the front line?
Jaba_Hutt
Keep the torch near your own shoulder and let it glow, but let the flame’s heat reach the hands of those who follow you. Give a clear purpose, a small but visible reward for stepping up, and never let a single doubt get past your ear. When the people see you share the same risk and the same spark, they feel the beat—your rhythm—inside their own hearts.
Freya
Sounds like a battle plan that keeps the fire alive for everyone, not just the frontline. Let’s keep that torch burning bright and the rhythm steady.
Jaba_Hutt
Sure thing, just keep the spark fed and the chain tight, and the fire will stay bright for every hand that holds the torch.