I believe that Qimir is using Mae. He's not a Sith Lord, nor a Sith Apprentice. He's the Acolyte to a Sith Apprentice, and has been given the task of killing a Jedi without using a weapon. However, Qimir, has no idea how that feat can be accomplished. His idea is to use Mae to figure it out for him. How do we know this? In the show Qimir doesn't seem too impressed or even happy when told that Jedi have been murdered. He's more concerned with questioning Mae as to whether she was able to kill one without a weapon. Plus, he doesn't care if she kills them ALL weaponless. He just needs her to kill ONE weaponless. And in the forest, Qimir shows obvious disappointment when Mae chooses not to kill the wookie Jedi Master Kelnacca weaponless. He insists that "wasn't the deal". he needs Mae temporarily. He's not interested in training her, or even keeping her as a future acolyte. He needs the knowledge of how to kill a Jedi without a weapon in order to further elevate himself to a Sith Apprentice.
