[Hux was quiet as he thought about the decisions that had been made. He held the rank of general but he answered only to Supreme Leader Snoke. He refused to answer to Kylo Ren, even now, but that was another matter entirely. The decision hadn't been entirely been his. There had been a lot of debate, arguing, and then a final decision by the Supreme Leader to use the weapon.]

We were fighting the terrorists every day, I lost many troopers and ships. I-

[He paused for a moment as he turned over the thoughts in his head. Would he make the same decision now, after years here? Anakin had planted seeds of doubt in him, and it had been turning over in his mind since then. Could he have been the one to put a stop to it? Doubtful, Snoke did what he wanted to. Snoke had been the one who had decided to use it a second time when Hux had raised objections.]

I hate that the decision was made, Klaus. I would have preferred not to destroy those planets.

[Which was true. If the New Republic hadn't been such a rot upon the galaxy, the planets would have been spared. Contrary to popular belief, he wasn't the type to go around destroying planets for no reason. He hadn't supported the idea of destroying the system where the Resistance base was. Starkiller was not a weapon to be used constantly.]

I did attempt to stop the weapon being used a second time. The Supreme Leader overrode my objections but the rebels destroyed Starkiller before it fired for a second time.