"I think so."

"All right. Let's eat first, then we can split up."

...Oh, yeah, she hasn't eaten all day. 

"Sounds good."

To the cafeteria, then.

Lily discovers she's starving once food is in front of her, so she eats a good amount before heading back off to the drill room.

Good.

"We should check on her in a while, I think."

"Yeah."

"She seems kinda stressed."

"She hasn't been away from- Anakin in a long time. Since she can remember clearly, I think."

"Huh. Yeah, I can see that - I've always been around the other clones, and it'd be... Weird, if there weren't any, and if I couldn't feel them anywhere."

"Hopefully it'll get better when we start making solid progress."

"Give her something to feel like she has control over what's happening."

Nod.

Sigh. "I'll be happier once we're making clear progress, too, honestly."

"Yeah. Getting tired of being reactive."

"The best fight is one you start."

"That's a neat way to put it."

Grin.

"So, Force practice?"

"Suppose so."

Force practice it is!

Anathema doesn't have formal training, but has been aware she has the sort of power the Jedi do for a long while, and has experimented with the frantic energy of someone who'll be dead or worse if she's caught, who needs the results to achieve her goals. It helps, and has given her a good sense for how to figure out new abilities - and a good sense for what Inkil's own abilities and limits are.

Ellaita is very new to consciously acknowledging this an ability she has! She has a lot to learn, and a lot of bad habits to try to break.

Well, Anathema can maybe help with the habits a little.

Potentially.

It's going to be more than a day's work, at least.

That sort of thing always is. Still, they can start.

And its not as if spending time with Anathema is unpleasant.

The Force is an excellent excuse, really.