"I'd give that Cipher agent even odds of killing me, if she were allowed to choose the fight."

"—wow."

"She is well-trained, and has extraordinary mental discipline."

...nod.

"Not even a Sith is invincible. It is important to recognize limits."

"I understand."

"With that in mind, let us proceed with your training."

"Yes, ma'am."

Meditation discipline! He attempts to focus, she tries to distract him.

He is much better at focusing when the thing he's focusing on isn't "nothing at all matters don't get attached to anything."

Occlus can get creative with her distractions. And insistent.

Well, he's not perfect.

Yet.

Yes, good. That's exactly the sort of attitude he needs to cultivate.

It's good it comes so naturally to him, then.

Stupid Jedi.

Cipher Nine calls again.

"Hello again."

"Hi. Ready to defraud a Hutt?"

"I definitely am."

"Great. So, everything's prepared, the deal is all set to go through. Beeadu just wants to finalize it in person. Perfectly normal, don't worry. You are going to be Clonic Acquisitions' representative for this; I'm sending you a dossier with background information."

She looks at it.

It's very thorough. She even has a work history.

Cool.

"When do we start?"

"Day after tomorrow."

"I'll be there."

"Good."