Hearing her talk about what proof she might want, memories arise of my first times spent alone with Mistress. A shiver runs down my spine at the images. [i]Those were not good times... I hope Aayla will understand...[/i] I think to myself, keeping a cool face instead of a sad one, I continue my attention on Aayla's words.

"Let's say you tracked me down on Cholganna. You told me to surrender, I refused and attacked you. We fought and you knocked me out in the end. You can tell your mistress I was not very skilled." sounds good, and I'm sure we can leave the part about the time of her Jedi training out of it. [i]Can't be letting the Mistress know how weak you are, if we're eventually going to deal with her probably.[/i] That thought aside, I nod along with her words.

At the suggestion of practice, I'm lightly relieved. [i]Practice sounds good. I'd forgotten to ask her about that... I'm glad she brought it up.[/i]

"We should do it soon, though. Your Mistress could check in any day. You could pretend to not have caught me yet, but that will probably only work once."

The slightly stressful thoughts of attempting to deceive my Mistress were just starting to relax their tension until she mentioned practicing right away. [i]Hmmm. I think I need to clear my head a bit before that.[/i]

"Perhaps some food in our bellies first? I know my Mistress will wait to hear from me before calling, definitely at least a couple more days. Everything you've said sounds spot on, how about we work out the details over a bite to eat? To plan our act, before we practice, at least a little." I supply hopefully, feeling hunger tug at my belly.