Efnir and Nomi

Sometime after they both have had a chance to sleep and Efnir has had some healing time, Nomi comes to his room looking to talk to him. It's later evening of the first day in hyperspace.

Nomi looks sad, her eyes puffy and red, but her posture indicates she has slept some, at least. She starts by asking, "How are you feeling? Can I get you anything?"

Efnir is resting on his bed, bandaged up and looking sore from blaster wounds, but otherwise okay. "I am well enough considering, though I am sorry you had to get caught up in all this. Master Lilikai was dear to all of us, but your bond was special. The Force guides us all in ways we cannot always understand, but despite yesterday here we all are, seemingly safely away and bound together. There is actually a strange relief I feel now that this impending darkness my people have felt is no longer looming, but right now I feel mostly like I should have been able to do more, prepare more, save more. I could only get this backpack and a few medical supplies despite all my earlier preparations at the temple."

He shakes his head in frustration but scoots over to make room on the bed if she wants to sit. "Let me know if you need anything I can help with."

Nomi sits next to Efnir, nodding and pulling her legs up, folding them beneath her. "I also feel like I should have done something more. Maybe if I had listened better, helped Vesper more, taken more assignments..." She sighs. "If this truly is the Sith, like Rhen said, it makes me wonder if they have some ability to shift belief - I mean to make their existence seem unbelievable - or if it's just my own unwillingness to believe that there could be such darkness..." She shakes her head. "That's not what I meant to come here for. I wanted to say..." She turns her face to look at him. "I'm sorry about your master. Whatever happened to him, I'm sorry you had to feel it. And thank you for coming to find me. If you hadn't been there..." She raises a hand to swipe at a tear that threatens to fall. "I'm not sure that I would have done as Lilikai told me. I'm not sure I would have left her. I don't think I would be here. So, thank you." Nomi suddenly reaches out to gently hug Efnir, being mindful of his bandages. "I know you're more Vesper and Somi's friend than mine, but I wanted you to know how much I appreciate that you looked for me too."

Efnir hugs her back. "Of course I would come for any of you. You are my friend, regardless of padawan status or not. It was nice to have outside of temple training structure for some perspective from time to time.

"I think the Sith must have some masking as you say, but from what my visions regarding this have been I think it is not so much a disbelief but just inability to sense them or actions with any accuracy. Like hidden behind a dark fog we know something is there or infer the presence but cannot say who, how many, or what they are up to. It is frustrating after growing up on a world where everyone has foresight.

"I wonder how Rhen knew this was a Sith plot. I think she mentioned that the Sith had killed her people..."

Nomi sits back, a small smile on her face. "Well, since I know nothing about your training except what Somi and you tell me, I can give you non-training input any time you want. Rhen did say that the Sith had attacked her people. You called them the night witches or something like that? She said it was recent and that she was coming to warn the Jedi. I didn't press for more information. I didn't think it was the right moment. I don't know much about the Sith except what Lilikai told me once when I asked her. She said that the Sith use the Force for immoral actions; things that harm others more than they help. I have a feeling that is a very simple answer designed for someone who isn't sensitive to the Force."

She looks down at her feet and wiggles her toes. Nomi doesn't often go without shoes, but slipped them off when she got on Efnir's bed. "Sometimes being the Force deficient twin is awful and sometimes I feel glad not to have the responsibility for that much power. What is the reason all of your people have foresight? There must be a legend about it at least. It's being Iktotchi, right, not being born on your planet or something like that?"

"As best we have been able to figure it is a combination of race and the planet. The Jedi have been studying our abilities since the Republic discovered Iktotch (which we had predicted and carved the Republic symbol on a mountain in welcome, by the way). While on the planet our foresight is strongest, and diminishes as we travel away but differently for each person. Those with stronger connection like me are able to retain it across distance and is part of how we can tell who should be sent for training. There’s always been a handful of Iktotchi with the Jedi ever since.

"If the Sith had an agent at the temple then they likely know of this ability as it was no secret. It might not be good news for my planet, but if whatever veil they had is now gone, maybe my people will be able to prepare.

"I only knew of Nightsisters in passing. I had heard they are force users that are different than Jedi or Sith so I am not really sure what to expect from Rhen. But if she came in good faith with warning then she will be counted an ally in my opinion. Have you spoken with anyone else? This last day I was fairly out of it with these wounds so have basically been here resting."

Nomi nods solemnly. "I hope that they are able to prepare, too. A planet full of pre-cogs are likely to be considered a threat. Though I am sure that other planets and civilizations will be considered threatening as well. I don't know how big this whole thing is. There is already the war against the Separatists and now this thing with the Clones. It is hard to figure out who to trust. Hopefully when we get out of hyperspace we will be able to figure out somehow what is going on."

She shrugs. "I do want to talk with other people. I want to know about Rhen and I want to find out more about Vic too because the only Skakoan I have ever really known about was a horrible person. I am trying to give Vic the benefit of the doubt, I am not every Twi'lek and he is not every Skakoan. But I haven't really felt up to doing that yet. Everything is too fresh. Besides Somi you are the only one I have sought to speak with." She pats his hand. "Thanks for telling me about your world. I don't want to take up all your resting time. We should talk more when you are feeling better too."