It's an understandable feeling. Cal had been just as overwhelmed, and he'd only forced himself to try and get a grasp of whatever sort of situation he'd landed in because the alternative was to slip back into the pain and uncertainty of feeling like a failure. True, he'd used this sudden detour as a distraction, but he's also learned things as he regained his mental footing.

The secret of the bogling gains a shared smile from the padawan then. He isn't really sure how he'd break it to Greez anyway. Letting the Latero find out for himself seems the best course. At least the bogling hasn't seemed to make a mess of the ship so far as Cal's been aware.

It's strange talking about things with someone that you know you'd (at least in your current perspective) never spoken about. At the same time he hasn't exactly kept that unique ability of his too much of a secret to those he's come to know, so he's not too bothered by it, nor surprised Merrin's come to be familiar with it.

"Most of the time it's just fleeting glimpses of things. A lot of the memories that linger with an object are linked by strong emotions. Around here, most of the echoes I've found are steeped in feelings of hopelessness, or confusion." He still isn't sure what to make of those, especially with the disjointed timeframes.