"No, off in the forests. It got my family far away from the public eye when we needed privacy, and the wilds around us helped me to appreciate nature properly. I lived there when I became Archlord of Ession, trained some of my old students there." He seemed lost in wistful nostalgia for the moment. Ession was gone. It only lived on in the minds of its children that had been spread across the galaxy, and almost all of them missed it. "I returned to it, after the bombings. Nothing left of the forest now, but open wastes. Lodge didn't survive either." The pleasant memories of his old home faded, replaced by more recent ones of his last trip to Ession.
It hadn't been a pleasant one. He and [member="Adron Malvern"] had crossed blades in the shadow of the dead world, only to be stopped by the hand of some concerned god. It was difficult to explain what had happened, and so he decided to put it aside.
"It rains on every level. Isn't healthy for people to spend their entire lives without any changes in the weather. Dulls the mind," he explained, "I may or may not have put in some directives to help Coruscant feel less like a glorified space station. Hopefully the people down here can learn to enjoy a bit of change."
The Jedi trudged on the path Bleab had suggested, though he would keep pace with Loske. "They might. We're a bit higher up, but I can use the Force to shroud myself from the minds of others. I don't know if the technique has an official name, but it's a a very subtle form of mental manipulation."
They passed several small crowds, most of which were busying themselves listening to music from particularly loud speakers in spite of the rain. Some of them milled in and out of the bars, though the weather was clearly dampening the nightlife. "Jedi are capable of many things. Among them, we can effectively make ourselves invisible to the naked eye. Some of that specialize in this ability are the Jedi Shadows, though there are barely any of them left in the galaxy." He explained. "To shroud oneself from sight can take years of training. I personally can't do it myself, but there are other methods of hiding oneself from unwanted eyes."
As if to emphasize his lesson, Cedric grabbed on to Loske's forearm, leading her over to one of the loitering groups. Cedric guided her right through them, uncomfortably close to many, and none reacted. It was only when they were several paces past that some of them noticed the passing duo.
"Through the Force, we can spread our will, and that includes onto other sentient beings. As Jedi, it is our greatest duty to protect all life, and mental manipulation can be seen as a violation of that. That is why we must be extremely responsible with how we utilize it," he would stop the on an empty street corner.
"It feels similar to telekinesis. You know how you envision reaching out, imparting your desires upon the object? You can do the same with the mind. It is difficult to use on intelligent or strong willed people, but for the dim or the inebriated, quite easy. You...know of our bond? Sometimes you might see my thoughts, sometimes I yours. If you can remember how that feels, focus upon it, you can try to temporarily replicate that feeling with another being near you. Then you only need to implant a thought in their mind without being noticed, make it feel important, and they will act on it. I can cloak myself in busy places like this by essentially entering the minds of those around me, and plucking the image of my face from their thoughts. This requires little effort, and though they see a man, I appear with another face that their mind conjures on its own. I just used that ability to a much higher degree to get us through that pack of people."
He stopped, explanation paused to see if Loske had any questions.
[member="Loske Matson"]
