Selene and Kurama
"Throw that hydrospanner?" Selene shrugged. "Even if I called in all the favors owed to me by all the mercenary ships out in Wild Space there wouldn't be enough guns to take on the First Order fleet.
"One of the reasons I went out beyond the Rim was I could see how the New Republic was going. Disarmament. Political corruption. Feel good laws instead of facing reality when the First Order broke away. Now, the Senate is gone. Most of the fleet is gone."
She sighed. "If the Republic were to go to a full military buildup, they would still be years behind. I hear there is something called the Resistance, but they have not been knocking at my door. I am not a terrorist to attack non-military targets, or risk high collateral damage. What would you have me do?"