I walked out of the warehouse and headed back to the palace. The crowds around me faded as I started to run towards my destination. This wasn't just for my sake anymore. This was for Lux's, and if I wasn't determined to discover the truth prior to that night, I was certainly determined now.

I raced through the entrance to the West Corridor where I had first seen Sha-Lakow. Palace workers gave me confused looks as I raced down the halls. To be perfectly honest, I didn't know exactly where I was going, but I did know what I was going to do. Eventually, I ran out of breath as I raced into a spare room. It was strangely empty with nothing but a couch, a small table, and a large rug. A balcony overlooked the streets that I had just come from.

I leapt onto the couch and laid down, waiting for sleep to come. I needed to talk to Raana. Unfortunately, sleep did not come. I soon grew frustrated. Why do these things never happen when you need them to? Suddenly, I was struck by inspiration. I sat up and began fingering my montails, searching for a sensitive area. I figured if I just found the right place, I would have another seizure. My increasingly accurate force instinct lead me to a spot near the top of my head. I cautiously but firmly pushed down on it. Sure enough, colors of all sorts flashed across my vision. Within moments, I had blacked out.

"Welcome back," Raana said.

I had expected to find myself in formless scenery, but instead, I stood in front of a large mountain with caves all throughout its surface.

"Where are we?"

"This is what you call the source," Raana explained, "It is the first thing a seer sees when they enter the realm. The scenery is different for everyone though. For example, I typically see a rainforest, and you see…"

"…caves," I finished.

"Right. How very interesting," she remarked, "Typically the source reflects the deepest traits of the seer. I don't know what caves could represent."

"Neither do I," I admitted.

"Huh, no matter," she concluded, "You'll discover soon enough, but for now, it is time for you to learn the basics of seering and vision surfing."

"What's vision surfing?"

"Oh, you'll see," Raana promised with a sly smile. That look was starting to concern me.

"But let's start with something simple," she continued, "You've probably wondered how you're going to fight on the battlefield if you risk passing out at any moment."

"Yeah?" I affirmed, urging her to reveal the solution.

"Hold out your arm," she commanded.

I reluctantly obeyed. Suddenly, I felt a tingly sensation in my wrist. I took off my glove to see what happened. I found that an odd mark had formed on my left arm, something that looked almost like a candle flame.

"What the…"

"This is your emblem," Raana explained, "It also reflects your deepest traits, whatever they may be. The main purpose behind this emblem though, is that you can delay you seizures. The moment that colors start to change, you can choose to push a seizure aside, temporarily that is. When you do this, your emblem will be engraved with a number, representing how many minutes you can push aside a vision. Depending on the importance or strength of the vision, you'll last anywhere from 15 to 10,080 minutes."

"10,080?" I exclaimed.

"One standard week. Those types of visions are rare though, most times you'll have about 10 hours before you have to recognize the seizure."

"So wait, what if I delay one seizure, but another one pops up?" I asked.

"Good question. That's called carrying capacity, the number of visions you can hold at one time. It varies, but since you a Tey, I'm guessing your carrying capacity is about 36, depending on the strength of the visions."

I felt a rush of pride. Bloodline did have its advantages.

"Speaking of vision strength," Raana continued, "that ranges on the commonly used scale of one to ten, ten being extremely strong. You'll know what level it is by the colors you see. The lighter the colors, the stronger the vision. In relation to your carrying capacity, you're probably able to take about 12 tens at one time."

I smirked at her. "You're certainly knowledgeable about this."

"Years of experience, kiddo," she responded, "Now, let's get to what you've probably been waiting for."

I perked up. "Finding Lux?"

She grinned. "Something like that."

She began to walk towards the caves. I followed her until we reached the base of the mountain.

"Make your choice."

"Huh?"

"These caves are pathways to visions, past, present, and future. I can't interpret which is which, but you can."

I glanced around. Sure enough, it seemed to me that each cave had a distinct aura. I eventually found a concentration of present caves to my left.

"Those look good," I said.

"Which one?"

I scanned over them, trying my best to use my instincts. "The highest one, I think."

She smiled and nodded. "Okay."

We force-leapt up to the cave entrance. I landed gracefully and started to walk into the cave.

"Wait!" Raana yelled.

It was too late. Within the next step, I found myself whishing though the air and being tossed and turned by what felt like waves. I started to panic before I heard Raana yelling to me.

"Stand up!"

I tried to oblige, but the pressure was too strong. I started to spin in what resembled a whirlpool, and soon landed flat on my face about 20 feet below the "current."

As I sat up, Raana was already there holding her hand out to help me up. I moaned slightly in pain.

"What was that?"

"That, my dear, was your first wipe out. Welcome to vision surfing. Even though the cave only leads to one destination, you still have to learn to get there without hurting yourself. Next time, wait for me."

"Ugh, gotcha," I said, feeling achy, "It shouldn't hurt this much."

"Surfing wipeouts cause exaggerated pain, but don't worry, it should wear off in a little while, but in the meantime, let' s see if your instinct served you well."

I nodded and looked around me. It was extremely foggy. I could barely see a thing. Eventually, I managed to make out two figures that seemed to be discussing something.

"Looks like this isn't going to do you much good for making out faces, but I sense the information is important," Raana concluded.

I nodded in agreement then strained to hear what the two were talking about.

"What!" exclaimed the one on the left. The voice sounded vaguely familiar, but very echo-ish. I was unable to recognize it as anyone I knew.

"I'm sorry, okay?" responded his comrade, "I didn't see another good option. I mean, did you really want her to be that sad? She was heartbroken!"

"Of course I didn't! But that makes no difference. Listen, if this is going to work, she needs to believe he's dead. I don't think I'll be able to convince Viszla otherwise."

The right-hand figure hesitated. "You're right, I apologize. I just couldn't stand watching her. She was beautiful, I give you that. I'm beginning to understand why you want to claim her."

"Looks aren't everything, En-Rexet," responded the left-hand figure, "She's gorgeous, certainly, but I'm more concerned with her status as an innocent. I've had enough of my uncle's ruthlessness in that respect."

I gasped. It was Sha-Lakow!

"I feel ya, Chief," En-Rexet agreed," But still, Shal, are you sure this will work?"

"I can only hope so. Nevertheless, I would prefer that the blame be on me rather than on her. Her only crime is being a friend."

That was it. The scene dissipated around me, and I soon stood at the entrance to the cave.

I turned to Raana. "Who was that lady they were talking about?"

Raana raised an amused eyebrow in response. "Take a wild guess."

"Ventress!"

"Not that wild."

I gasped. "ME?"

"Yep."

"But what do I have to do with any of this? And being a friend to who?"

"Keep going."

"LUX?"

"Mmhm."

"Why is Lux involved? What's the big deal that I know he's alive? And claiming me? Ew! I don't even know the guy!"

"I wouldn't be so sure," Raana responded.

"Well I know he's Sha-Lakow, which is odd. Apparently, he's trying to appease his uncle and he's using me to do it. The pervert."

"Are you sure you're not just misinterpreting?"

"I don't know," I confessed, "Am I?"

"I asked you."

"Well, what else could be going on? This makes absolutely no sense. How did Lux and I get into all of this. Speaking of which, where IS Lux?"

"Felucia," Raana replied.

My jaw dropped. "What…did you say?"

"Felucia," she repeated nonchalantly, "He camps out there in the forests. Don't know if he's here now though…"

"Wait a second," I hissed, "You dragged me across a dimension, though a cave rapids and back again when you knew the answer this WHOLE TIME? How did you even know, anyway?"

"Hey, the dead can vision surf too, you know. And besides, you needed the experience."

"But I'm on a time crunch!" I yelled.

"Not really, it's only been five minutes," she responded.

"Seriously?" I inquired.

"Seriously, but you should go."

"But wait, what did you mean when you said that Lux may be on Felucia? That implies that he could not be!"

She looked a little frazzled. "Um…bye!"

"Why you little…"

I shot up with a gasp. As I rubbed my eyes, I attempted to calm my frustration without success. She is so lucky she's already dead! But at least I knew where Lux was. Next stop: Felucia. I got up and walked out of the room but soon stopped dead in my tracks as I realized something. I was on a mission. The first stop would be to talk to Senator Amidala and the Duchess, and something told me that convincing them wasn't going to be a walk in the park.