Deciding his night terror was something he needed to investigate, he decided meditation could work

He's had this weight on himself the responsibility of being The Chosen One, seeming caught between a rock and hard place with both Padme & Ahsoka as both seemed to be avoiding him

His ally would be the Force, that unending connection flowing through him

Despite disliking keeping still during Meditation lessons with Obi Wan when he was younger, he took on the mannerism of his Master, letting his breathing slow and his eyes close

A factory, explosions...

Rex and a battalion seeming in a hurry to capture something

Padme standing before the Chancellor

Lightsabers clashing in a battle

Clovis holding onto Padme

It felt vague as he couldn't place what was happening, nor did it answer why his night terror had felt so real

Maybe visiting Master Yoda could help

"Nice to see you it is, Skywalker." he smiled, hands clasped onto his walking stick as Anakin took the seat across from him

"Troubled you are?" he wondered, Anakin's face unchanging as he thought about how to phrase his thoughts "I've been experiencing intense dreams. Whether a premonition or just a simple bad dream they feel real. Most of them seem to be about loss or that I will lose those around me."

Yoda listened intently, moving a hand to his chin deep in thought "Meditated on this you have?"

"Everything seems unclear. I'm unsure if it's something to worry about." he wondered, Yoda's face seeming pensive

"Not always certain is the future." Yoda seeming certain his words were getting through to him "Mind what you have learned, guide you it can."

So long as kept everyone around him safe, he wouldn't go through that crushing feeling of loss again with Padme having been poisoned, Ahsoka dying before his eyes and attending Obi Wan's funeral.

Whatever he had seen wouldn't happen, not while he was doing what was right

"Thank you, Master Yoda."

Letting out his aggressions in a training session, his lightsaber deflecting shots seemingly on autopilot Anakin let his mind shut off and just decided to throw himself into it

After enough deflection training, he let the droid power down at his feet, lightsaber blade extinguished as he kept his weapon in hand

He wanted a good sparring partner, finding Master Plo Koon making a round through the training room

"Master Plo" he called out "Up for a match? Never to late to polish your skills as you say."

Plo Koon deciding to humor him "What are the challenge rules?"

"No rules just letting off steam. Besides didn't you say it can benefit a Jedi to improve?"

He swore he saw Plo smile, watching the Kel Dor ignite his saber "Your move."

A trademark cocky smirk on his face, Anakin let his lightsaber ignite with a hum as he dashed and clashed, completely even with Plo

The younglings seeming more interested in watching the duel instead of focusing on their own training, Petro and Gungi decided to stop meditating with the group, imagining what it would be like to have their own lightsaber

Master Plo was very good about avoiding and reacting accordingly, almost stubborn with his movements as Anakin tried to gain an advantage

Anakin deciding he wanted to show off with others watching became more aggressive, singeing Plo's sleeve as the other Jedi had been a second too late to block

Gungi had covered his eyes, terrified he'd witnessed a Jedi getting their arm sliced off as both Younglings were escorted back to the group

Watching Plo Koon stumble back and drop his lightsaber, Anakin reacted, the duel ending almost as soon as it had started "Are you alright?" he asked, Plo looking his arm over

"You seemed quite confident." he responded, his arm seeming to shake as he covered the wound with his other hand "Nothing that can't be healed thankfully."

Anakin wondered if he was restraining himself, lightsaber burns were one of the worst pains a Jedi could experience

After confirming Plo Koon's burn wasn't severe, Anakin left Ahsoka's guardian in the Med bay as he took a walk

Finding Padme in the few strolling in the halls, he decided to check in with her to see why she had been avoiding him the past couple days

"Senator Amidala." he greeted her warmly, hoping for a similar response

Her body language showed annoyance with him, she continued walking, now stepping ahead of him "General Skywalker, you finally found some time for me."

"Are you still mad?"

"Why would I be mad? I'm not mad."

"I can sense your uneasy."

"Don't think you can read my mind." She wouldn't stop her pace of keeping a few steps ahead of him

Anakin had gone out with Ahsoka the evening he'd had the night terror, instead of telling Padme he had left her in the dark for a fortnight on how he hadn't been doing okay well and told her with simple forehead kisses he'd needed more sleep and less time getting shot at. The few times they'd cross paths as Senator and Jedi had been professional, not so much for their bond as husband and wife.

Anakin saw it as keeping her safe, having her not worry for him or think he was slipping into his head when he had to keep up his reputation

Padme let her hands massage the sides of her forehead, the physical headache seeming to thump in a constant rhythm that she disliked

"You think its those headpieces you wear?" Anakin asked jokingly, hoping to get a smile out of her as she sat on her bed

"Once you sit in enough meetings, the debating can become as loud as-"

"That symphony I took you to before we got married?" Anakin interrupted, getting a smile from Padme

"Not as loud as that, but just as passionate." she agreed, her hands still holding her head as Anakin seemed unable to get rid of the worry he had for her

Padme had worked herself to feeling under the weather and had decided to simply work through it, Anakin of course getting upset with her for not taking care of herself

"Why not take a few days for yourself?" he suggested, keeping space between the two of them "You've been killing yourself lately."

"Once we handle the Onderon situation, then I can take some time off." she promised, getting up from her bed to shower, a slight stumble as she got to her feet which Anakin reacted to immediately, ready to catch her if she fell over.

"For my sake, just don't work too hard, okay?" Anakin looking her in the eyes, those once bright eyes now clouded in exhaustion