Krypton (TV Series)

Civil Wars (2018)

Elliot Cowan: Daron-Vex

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• Daron-Vex : He's been asking questions. Wondering why the last-minute pardon for a Black Zero bombmaker. Noting that the prisoner hasn't returned to his dwelling, or been seen in the city since his release.

  Jayna-Zod : Of course not. He's in a Rankless safehouse under guard, waiting to be found and arrested for the Voice's death, and killed while avoiding capture.

  Daron-Vex : What good does that do us when one of your officers is encouraging people to scrutinize the chain of events? He's from a prominent family. People might listen to him. Couldn't you have replaced him with one of our people?

  Jayna-Zod : I already slipped Dev in. If you want to attract suspicion, a good way to do it would be to shift assignments around just before an assassination. Most officers wouldn't have questioned the order. We were unlucky.

  Daron-Vex : You need to silence him, quickly, before he draws attention.

  [seeing her expression] 

  Daron-Vex : Well, it's too late to bring him on board now. And any attempt to scare him would only deepen his suspicion further. No, there is only one way to handle this.

  Jayna-Zod : I'll speak to him.

  Daron-Vex : No, don't...

  Jayna-Zod : I do not need to schooled on the danger here. The lives of every Sagitari I've recruited are in my hands, and they've put them there because they have faith in me. I'm committed, they're willing to back me. What are you committed to, except yourself? You've only ever been out for number one.

• Jayna-Zod : Two decades ago, you came out of nowhere, and married into House Vex, and spent the rest of your life trying to make the Vex name seem important. My honor, that's my own problem. But what did I sacrifice it for? And am I supposed to kill a junior officer to prop up your ego?

  Daron-Vex : My ego? You take a good look at this city that you are supposedly protecting, Jayna. Kandor is stagnating. We are barely surviving on our dwindling resources. It is time to look to the future. To look beyond, and start to build new alliances with the eight other cities. To combine our expertise, and develop new resources. If the other, more illustrious houses are too hidebound to do it, I am not. This world will only improve when our cities work together.

• Daron-Vex : You know, you're right. I do look out for number one. But the people of Kandor are number two. Where do you suppose they feature on the Voice of Rao's list? He only cares about the glorification of his god, and he expects the people to dedicate themselves to that. At least from me, they get a chance at a decent life. I am a selfish bastard, Jayna. But people do things for more than one reason.

• Daron-Vex : You're telling me there will be collateral damage?

  Dev-Em : I am telling you the room will be stuffed with collateral damage. This is no longer a controlled situation. We have to abort.

  Daron-Vex : Proceed as planned. There comes a point in any coup when it's more dangerous to back out than to go forward. Too many people are involved to depend on none of them betraying the secret. Even inadvertently...

  Dev-Em : Let me be clear. Your opinion means nothing to me. Primus?

  Jayna-Zod : We can't withdraw now. We've already paid too much, Dev.