But Hera does look at him, for a moment, before her eyes fall back to the board.

"Then maybe you will learn something."

She runs her fingers over the pieces, then closes them around one, lifting it closer to Kanan.

"This is the king," she says. "The object of the game is to trap this piece. That's called 'checkmate.'"

Hera puts the piece back down, and adds, "I read that the word comes from an old Terran language, meaning 'the king is dead.'"