Occasionally Zelus had to dodge a stray deflected blaster shot. The girl had some skill and was a great fighter; saber wise Zelus seemed to be stronger, but she was skilled with the force and seemed to utilize it better in battle than he could.  A drive to see how much stronger she could become filled Zelus, even if it meant her returning to her master.<br/><br/>"Now now, there is no need to go that far everyone." Zelus told the gathered crowd, "After all, she hasn't done anything wrong now has she? This was just a friendly spar between two strong opponents. Granted a little farther than it should have gone, we are both competitive." Then he moved towards Nyri and stood next to her, hoping she wouldn't decide to gut him.<br/><br/>"We lost track of time, and she ended up overstaying." Even a force dunce like me could sense that Master Kuthon didn't believe Zelus, but he also wasn't trying to hamper the lie.  So he turned to face Nyri, "Sorry, you can ignore the die part. You are welcome to stay of course, or you may return home." He gives her a friendly smile hoping the troopers would believe the bluff or at least respect the decision. Zelus was certain Master Kuthon would question him later about it, but he seemed to be intrigued by the situation.