[the rise and fall of mace windu]

Title: Not Soldiers
Disclaimer: Own these characters, I do not. Making no credits, am I. Belong to George Lucas, Star Wars does.
Word Count: 2,829
Rating: PGR
Challenge 2010-14: Prequels (written for swficchallenge  for "prequel appreciation day") 
Warnings: Manipulative wartime rhetoric and moral absolutes.
Characters: Mace Windu, Master Yoda, Anakin Skywalker, Chancellor Palpatine
Summary: Mace Windu faces a conundrum in the early stages of the war: can the Jedi continue to serve the Republic and remain Jedi?
Author’s Note: This follows on from my drabble, Ascendant and expands on a certain meta idea of mine. I have capitalised titles such as count or chancellor – in accordance with the Star Wars novels. Reposted to my journal after the appropriate date. 

( "The bonfire was hot on Master Windu's face..." )