Maybe let her stay, but also let her learn that Threnody gave her name away as a bargaining chip. Her reaction could be instructive,” said Inez.Nick...sighed. “I might do that, but I hate feeling like no matter what I do, Threnody may have already expected it and that I’m just playing into her hands. I particularly hate that I can’t ask your advice and not have it get back to her what I asked you or what you told me. Even if she didn’t do any of this to mess with me, she still took you from me. ‘A Jedi needs to be able to control his weapon,’ Star stated as she pointed to the shallow cut she had inflicted on the tree’s bark. ‘Otherwise, our own incompetence causes us to kill or maim those we wish to keep alive.’ Star walked back to where Jacen stood. ‘You give it a shot,’ she urged him. ‘I’m sure it’s harder than you make it look,’ Jacen protested as he took a few steps forward. ‘Nobody expects perfection on the first stab,’ Star reassured him. ‘Just take a jab and we’ll see where you. " What next?" asked Maddy."Waal, you wuz gonna send that guy to see how the river was dryin'. An' this afternoon, I'll take a present to Blackie an' then we'll move the boys. Let the buzzards have the stranger."GordyI was really amazed. Oh, I'd had a course on animal communication at Uni, and I knew about fish and lizards and birds displaying and sometimes fighting about territory or females, but I'd never really thought about it. And that big black longhorn was just like a gangster. . I need ... your help. So if you are as well-intentioned as you claim I will judge on your actions, Jake."Alie began to feel uncomfortable and she rolled her eyes a bit at the inconvenience. She needed to relieve herself and knew she couldn't even come close to doing it on her own. Alie looked at him and said quietly, "Uh ... I guess you can start now. I need help up so I can ... go pee." She remembered the phrase she used years ago when talking to her mother.Jake seemed to ponder the problem.