"I don't generally think of that as a Sith thing specifically. --Before you I hadn't met any other Sith who weren't--also part of Svahe's group."

"Oh, it's absolutely not. It just won't come up with forceblind people, and I don't know enough about Jedi to say."

"They have mind tricks but I don't know if that runs up against the thing." She looks at Karzel.

He shakes his head.

"Yeah, that's not entirely unrelated, but it's a very different technique."

"So how does mindreading work, then?"

"Sure you want him picking it up?"

"...Point."

Nod. "Later. Is there anything else you want to pick up, while we're at it? It sounds like you might be missing some of the basics, too."

"I--wouldn't know. I would appreciate being filled in."

She nods. "Daisy, could you get my apprentice notes?"

"Sure." The droid heads for the back room.

"Thanks."

"She's pretty."

"Thank you. Of all my work that might be the piece I'm proudest of."

"Why?"

Shrug, "personal reasons. I did most of it in a pretty complicated time of my life; I wasn't sure that wouldn't interfere with it turning out how I wanted it to."

"That makes sense. ...I only wondered because your sculptures are so lovely."

"Ah. Well, thank you."

At that, Daisy returns with a box, the long sort used to keep a collection of datacards in order, and hands it to Pradnakt, who passes it to Ekkreth. "Thank you, Daisy. Ekkreth, I have a spare reader if you don't have one with you."

"Thank you. I do have one."

Nod. "Feel free to come to me with anything you don't understand; I wasn't really writing them for anyone's use but my own."

"I will."

She nods. "And, while I have you here - I generally meditate for about forty minutes after sunset, and then practice my saber forms; it's not particularly safe to approach me, when I'm doing that. I'll stay back from the houses; you can ask Daisy about anything you need then."

"Good to know."

"Yeah. Otherwise feel free to make use of the place; I don't really recommend going out in the heat, but if you get stuck or lost anywhere in my range, I'll notice and come for you."

"The heat?"

"Ah, it probably doesn't bear mentioning, to you. But if he's not from a desert planet, he might not handle it so well - bring more water than you think you'll need."