Rex and the troopers give chase, but are stopped by Dogma. The uncertain trooper tries to remain loyal to the general. "I used to believe that being a good soldier meant doing everything they told you," says Rex. "That's how they engineered us. But we're not droids. We're not programmed. You have to learn to make your own decisions." Dogma lowers his weapons, and the clones continue their pursuit.

In the thick of the briar fen, Krell slashes through the pursuing clones, cackling with dark glee all the while. Tup has an idea, and suggests that Rex lead Krell towards him.

Tup lures Krell toward the dormant vixus. In his eagerness to cut down the clone, Krell wakes the beast. The monstrous creature wraps Krell in a tentacle. Though the Jedi can cut his way free, the vixus pins him long enough for Tup to blast him with a stun ray.

Krell is now shackled in the brig. Rex confronts the fallen general, and Krell reveals that he has strayed from the Jedi path for he has seen the future: the Jedi are going to lose the war and the Republic will be torn apart from within. A new order will rise to replace it, and Krell intends to survive and rule as part of it.

Krell has been attempting to curry favor with Dooku by driving the Republic from Umbara. Dogma is aghast at Krell's treachery. The cruel Jedi used Dogma's loyalty to get his way. Krell intends to simply wait out the Umbaran counterattack, confident that they will recapture the airbase and free him.

Sergeant Appo reports to Rex that though Obi-Wan's forces have conquered the capital, the fleeing Umbarans are heading toward the airbase. Time is running out. Fives refuses to allow Krell to be captured by the enemy. He knows too much. He's too dangerous to be taken alive.

Rex returns to the brig. He must execute Krell, but he finds it difficult to kill to an unarmed Jedi by shooting him in the back. Krell savors Rex's hesitation. A shot rings out and pierces Krell's heart, but it did not come Rex's blaster. Dogma holds a weapon lifted from Fives' holster. "I had to," exhales Dogma. "He betrayed us."

The Republic has secured Umbara. It is a victory, but Rex does not feel like celebrating. He wonders what the point of the war is. And what happens to the soldiers when it ends?