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[unphase]

[that is her culture]

Then I wish to convey my apologies.

You have your culture norms. I have mine. According to mine, I am showing respect.

[ezra_of_lothal]

[At this point, Ezra breaks in.]

But we're not strangers, Tinya. So you didn't have to-

Never mind. Obi-Wan's point on us being limited in what we can actually do is still stands. If your husband was here, I might be able to reach him and help free him.

But I can tell you from, uh, experience. Maul was proficient in mentally assaulting other psychics.

...I can teach you to center yourself to resist that sort of thing. That's what I am both willing and able to teach, that I think might be applicable.

[unphase]

[oh, thank the Mistress.

she rises from her pose, lowers her arms, and lifts her head. she's shaken, but it may not be obvious. she's been trained to mask her emotions since birth]

We're not...but I truly did mean it as a gesture of respect and honor. I am genuinely sorry to have caused offense to you and to your friend.

[her throat bobs in a swallow] So is the telepath I'm going to have to face. This is the second--second!--time she's made a man her puppet. And no one listens to me when I try to tell them she's dangerous. I feel [she sighs] very alone.

I'm willing to accept whatever help you feel you can give. And I'll not ask for any more than that, I swear by the Mistress. [a short, self-deprecating laugh] And there I go again!

[ezra_of_lothal]

[Ezra goes quiet for a moment, and then he says softly-]

Jedi serve. We have to pick our priorities because we're limited beings, though, and frankly I'm not sure that I'm the best fit for this task.

Aren't telepaths a known thing where you're from?

[unphase]

As do Legionnaires. We, too, are limited. But there is no one back home who is equal to the task, given that the telepath enjoys complete freedom while restricting that of our teammates. [urgently, but hushed] I'm the only one who sees her for what she is.

Yes. But no one is as strong as Imra Ardeen. I've looked. And I've been disappointed and left in despair.