"No, that's what I'm here for."

"Huh, thanks. Well, first thing... did I offend your... friend?"

"I don't think so; she didn't mention anything like that."

"I'm glad. Is there anything I could help you with?"

"...maybe? But it wouldn't be very safe for you."

"Why?"

"She's a Sith; they're notoriously violent and unpredictable. And - she's nice, for a Sith, but..."

"What is a Sith? And there isn't anything that can be done to help with the violence? Assuming she would want that."

"Our world has magic; only a very few people can use it. Those people are Sith or Jedi depending on how they're trained; Sith draw power from their emotions and Jedi don't. There's a feedback effect, for Sith, so they end up more emotional than people who don't have a connection to the Force - angrier, usually; it's easy to upset Sith, and they're more likely to lash out if you do. Avoiding certain Force techniques helps; practicing self-control helps; certain meditations can make it better or worse."

"And there is no way to reverse the effect? Physical things- I have dream powers that allow me to create things."

"No, I don't think so. Force things rarely work that way, and if there was something like that I expect she would have it already."

"Why she is a Sith? Is she okay with these side-effects?"

The droid cocks her head slightly, confused.

"She didn't have a choice about it - the Sith are at war with the Jedi; she's from Sith territory, so she's a Sith."

She considers the second question. "I don't think she minded the effects until her master started assigning her things that worsen them."

Felix glances at DZ's companion briefly. "I didn't realize it was forced."

"I think she'd be very upset if she heard you describing it that way."

"Ah, I am sorry."

"I'm not upset. But it's important to her that she's only not strong enough to do anything about it yet."

"What she is planning to do about it?"

"She's planning to try to kill her master, which is - traditional, for Sith."

"Traditional?"

Nod. "That's the usual way of determining who's more powerful in general, is fighting. For Sith, I mean. If they're fighting over something, sometimes one of them will surrender, but a fight between a master and their apprentice is always to the death."

"And somehow Siths haven't died out?"

"I don't know how it works exactly. It might be that most Sith never challenge their masters at all."

Slow nod. "Is she dead set in killing her master?"

"I'm not sure."