Know your territory was the first rule that had been drilled into her...and the first thing she'd done after establishing herself in Parade's organization had been to do precisely that. She'd studied the aerial maps of the forest and surrounding territory; had taken long walks, in both daylight and at night, to familiarize herself with the sights and sounds; had sought out and killed several corners and other predators to learn the fastest ways of taking them down; had even talked one of Parade's people into running bio tests on a crate load of native plants to find out which were edible and which weren't. Outside the forest, she knew something about the settlers, understood the local politics, and had stashed a small, but adequate part of her earnings out where she could get hold of it. [p] More than anyone in Parade's organization, she was equipped to survive outside the confines of his encampment. So why was she trying so hard to get back there?" - Heir to the Empire p 270-271 re: Mara Jade