He was looking very closely because his wisest option was now to kill this man, dispose of his body and make the entire thing appear to have never happened.
Wisest for Luke, at any rate, but he wanted no part of that.
Particularly not when he'd not been harmed, or even seriously threatened. Not when he could feel sympathy coming from Malgus. Not when there was no immediate threat, even if there was a threat to Luke now.
"The Sith now aren't particularly adept at reading or seeing anything in the force - it's mostly used like some sort of... blunt instrument of destruction. Raw power or raw energy. They'd have to be within some reasonable distance to notice me at all, and if they're that close I'd rather ...blind them than let their eyes adjust to see the child's presence. I can't shield him for very long, anyway. Too distant and I've never had any great amount of power."
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Wisest for Luke, at any rate, but he wanted no part of that.
Particularly not when he'd not been harmed, or even seriously threatened. Not when he could feel sympathy coming from Malgus. Not when there was no immediate threat, even if there was a threat to Luke now.
"The Sith now aren't particularly adept at reading or seeing anything in the force - it's mostly used like some sort of... blunt instrument of destruction. Raw power or raw energy. They'd have to be within some reasonable distance to notice me at all, and if they're that close I'd rather ...blind them than let their eyes adjust to see the child's presence. I can't shield him for very long, anyway. Too distant and I've never had any great amount of power."