He gave a slight, mirthless smile. "Technically, I did that." Not to take credit—it had absolutely been following her light—but in terms of the one who'd sworn oaths and had the actual authority over the others. "And, technically, we weren't expressly forbidden. The mission was unsanctioned. It didn't go against preexisting orders. I left that meeting before anyone with the authority to give me new ones would have the chance. It was also undertaken in the face of the Council's proposal to disband the Alliance and surrender to the Empire. You know what would have happened to all of us without you?"