Within a few more weeks, the galaxy has, if not settled, gotten a little stiller. Pretty much every star system has finished elections for a representative, with a third or so choosing not to reelect their previous Senators. One of the more notable changes was Teem's replacement by one Ask Aak, who, unlike his predecessor, is actively against Dooku's faction. Garm Bel Ilbis and Bail Antilles were replaced, but only so that they could become Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of the new Senate.

Somewhere around a tenth of the galaxy has chosen to join Dooku's Confederation of Independent Systems. However, the Republic at least has a tentative treaty with them, and while it doesn't look like there'll be any active collaboration between the groups, there at least won't be open warfare. The Hutts, on the other hand, are being directly threatened, and while the Republic doesn't technically have an army, they seem capable of raising one over the course of the next year or so. The most likely outcome appears to be a compromise in which the Hutts would officially illegalize slavery and other human rights violations, but not put any work into actually prosecuting them. Still, it should at least put an end to a majority of the market.

The Jedi have also made a few changes to their structures. They elected a few new Council members - no, Kina is not joining the Council, she must be joking, she isn't even a Master - and now have the authority to arrest pretty much anyone who's violating the really important laws. They have to contend with Dooku, who has said that he's interested in recruitment at some point, but with the way things are going, there isn't actually as much to get upset at the Jedi about as there used to be, and no one really seems to want to leave.

And Kina? Well, she's been taking some more time to herself.