Ana intensifies pats, and makes soothing noises.

She'd attempt to project some calmness, but she's not great at mind stuff and that might set off the defense spells.

The kobold quiets and, after a couple more seconds, uncurls and shifts to a different position.

A few minutes later, she wakes up and peers up at Ana.

"Bad dreams?"

Nod. "And then weird."

"Want to talk about them?"

Shrug, consider, snuggle. "It was some things from the war... nothing I saw, exactly, but. We take being hexed very seriously, now; we lost a couple of tribes to fire-magic hexes. And, I'm a Speaker, we have to know about those things; part of the job is to keep our history. So. I dream about that sometimes."

Hug. Pat pat.

"I'm sorry."

Snuggle.

"And then you were there, and it was weird."

"I was there?"

Nod.

"You were fighting some elves, but... it doesn't work that way?" She shrugs. "I dunno, it just felt off."

"Dreams can be weird sometimes."

Pat pat.

Nod.

Snuggle.

Sigh. Think. "I am really not up to working on the reception area right now," she declares. "I could probably be okay being there, if you stayed close, but I'd be too nervous trancing."

"You've been doing a lot. You don't have to if you don't want to. No one will mind if you take a day or two off."

"I mind. But I probably should anyway."

Pat pat hug.

Snuggle, think.

"I can get started on some of the spells I couldn't do before, now. Traps and stuff, things I can do from here." She sits up and leans against Ana, the blanket draped over her shoulders like a cape. "We can go ask Satele what of that kind of thing they'll want."

"If you feel up to it."

She hesitates only slightly before nodding, and then stands and offers her hand.

Hand.

And here they are outside Satele's room.

She comes over to them swiftly.

"You have been to see the Sith?" It is only half a question.

...the kobold is having a bit of trouble with eye contact, all of a sudden. She nods, anyway.

"Master Satele, she thinks she can identify the way Sith use the Force well enough to use that as a trigger condition for spells. What sorts of things would be most useful?"

"Teleport traps, I think. Mobile ones if possible. Possibly some sort of projectile, if we didn't need to get close that would be a good thing."

She nods, fractionally calmer, her body language more normal. "I'll need things to cast on, but I can do both of those."