FOUR DAYS LATER

It was a beautiful summer day on Naboo. No clouds were to be seen in the bright blue sky. The warmth of the sun touched the tall grasses in the fields and reflected off the clear water of the lake.

Ahsoka had been granted a week of meditation by the Jedi Council at the insistence of her master. This was her third time visiting Naboo, but this was the first time she had been able to take in the beauty of the planet. Senator Amidala had given Ahsoka permission to stay at her lakeside home which was located quite a distance away from the major cities. Never before had Ahsoka seen anything quite so beautiful. Little did she know, her master and the Senator had joined their hands in marriage only a few years ago at the same lakeside home.

The young padawan sat on the stone dock outside. She wore a loose beige dress that fell just below her knees with a brown leather belt was wrapped around her waist to keep the dress in place. The sleeves of the dress were short but loose. They flapped around in the warm Naboo wind.

Ahsoka rolled her dress up to her knees and moved towards the edge of the stone dock. She sat on the edge and allowed her legs to rest in the water. The cool water felt nice against her skin. Ahsoka closed her eyes and reached out with the force. She felt the life within the water. She could sense the motion of the many fish in the depths of the lake as well as the energy of the water plants at the bottom of the lake. She sighed as she began to drift into deep thought.

She now understood what her mother had said about a bigger picture. Ahsoka's role as a Jedi was to be a keeper of the peace, and to become one with the force. The fear she had built up had stopped her from achieving her true purpose. Captain Tarkin was obstacle, and nothing more. Ahsoka had been so caught up in her emotions that she had failed to realize that Captain Tarkin was not a threat.

Ahsoka determined that her emotions had clouded her judgement. She had never liked Tarkin, despite only meeting him once before at the Citadel. Maybe her near death on Kamino was actually an accident. Ahsoka had been having so many dreams and so many illusions that this all made sense to her.

Ahsoka opened her eyes and stared out into the lake. Life was beautiful, as well as precious. As a Jedi, she felt an obligation to protect the beauty of not only this world, but every world she could think of.

This was the bigger picture she had been searching for.

Unfortunately, the young padawan was wrong. A few solar systems away, Captain Tarkin was sitting in his quarters on one of the many Jedi cruisers. He had succeeded in his plan to convince Ahsoka that he was on her side. Tarkin knew that she would be caught in his web of lies and deception. Because of his failure, Tarkin and Dooku were forced to come up with a new plan to rid themselves of Skywalker's apprentice.

Ahsoka Tano would continue to be instructed by her master for some time. Little did she know, a trap was being carefully laid out for her, and she would eventually be caught within its grasp.

It would only be a matter of time before the Padawan would face the hardest decision of her life.

Author's Note: We all know where Ahsoka's journey within the clone wars ended. She would leave the Jedi Order after being blamed for a crime she did not commit. I hope you enjoyed my re-write of "Traitor". I've already got a few more ideas for some new stories. Thank you for your support!

- Yksin