He stared at her for a moment, he had no idea what a turkey was and his expression showed confusion at the story. Apparently "Is it the custom here to give prisoners convicted of treason the chance to fight their way out of an execution?" Hux asked after a pause. "Alderaan funded rebels and terrorists and you're right, letting them fight back would have been pointless and a waste of everyone's time. They got to be an example to the rest of the galaxy of what happened to traitors."

He had no sympathy for any of the citizens of the planet who had been killed in the explosion or who had later been hunted down. The Emperor had wanted to make a fearsome example of the planet by wiping out not just the planet but any remains of that culture.

He nodded, looking proud as he recalled watching the weapon fire. "Yes, a few."