I understand the Rule of Two, there's always a master and an apprentice. But if that's true, then there should be exactly two Sith at any given time. In The Empire Strikes Back, Vader and the Emperor agree to recruit Luke as an ally. Clearly when Vader is trying to recruit Luke, he's fulfilling the spirit of the Rule of Two by offering a plan to overthrow the emperor. However in the initial conversation between Vader and the Emperor, it seems possible that Luke could become an additional third dark Jedi.
Would it have been even feasible for all three to be allied? Wouldn't the Emperor have assumed that Vader/Luke would team up against him? If so, why would he even agree to that? Why would both Vader and the Emperor agree to potentially have a third Sith as a "powerful ally"? Is there an implicit understanding that although they may try to recruit Luke, only two will actually survive from the three of them? Or is there perceivably a workable relationship where all three are allied?
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