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Chapter 14 The Search Part 2

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"They can't be that far ahead of us," Anakin muttered. His voice, still full of concern, was not more steady. Tahiri's presence was still strong, but Anakin was getting the distinct feeling that something was terribly wrong where Tahiri was.

"I'm trying to pick up an ion trail, but it's not that easy." Jaina said from the cockpit. The Dragonfly's scanners were searching the space around them, but nothing was looking promising.

Anakin ran his hands through his already disheveled hair, frustration clearly written on his face. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. Tenel Ka had walked up behind him without his knowledge.

"Anakin, you must rest. Your concentration is slipping and if you can't concentrate we'll never find Tahiri." Tenel Ka said matter of factly. Anakin nodded, his energy had been completely zapped from his body when the adrenalin rush had left him.

"Perhaps you're right Tenel. I just feel like I should be doing something more to find her." Anakin looked down at his feet.

"Anakin, you're doing a very important in the rescue process, you're doing more than any of us," Tenel Ka said trying to counsel the young man. She couldn't imagine what he was going through. If she and Jacen were ever separated like this she'd die or worse go to the dark side trying to find him.

Anakin looked up at her, his eyes full of pain, his voice full of sadness and whispered, "Oh yeah and what's that Tenel?"

"You're keeping your link open. You're helping us find her. You're telling us that she's still alive." Tenel Ka said, anguish showing in her eyes.

Anakin couldn't argue with her there. He also didn't have the energy to continue with this. "I'm going to get some rest Tenel. Tell me if anything happens." Anakin got up and went to his bunk. His last thought before he drifted off into a restless sleep was of Tahiri when he had proposed. *Tahiri, we will find you.* Anakin then drifted to sleep as a silent tear wound it's way down his face and onto his pillow.

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Tenel Ka walked up to the cockpit and settled into the chair next to Jacen. She felt just as drained of energy as Anakin had looked. She sighed and just prayed to the Force that they weren't going on a wild nerf hunt.

"How's Anakin holding up?" Jacen asked even though he could feel his brother's torment through the Force.

Tenel Ka looked up at Jacen and shook her head solemnly. "As well as can be expected I suppose." Her stormy grey eyes looked like the clouds in a thunderstorm.

"We'll find her and get her back. We don't have a choice," Jaina growled determination written on her face.

Zekk stood behind Jaina massaging her shoulders trying to get her to relax. "We'll get her back Jay. The Force wants those two together. We'll find her."

"RRAARRR rrraaarrr." Lowie barked.

"We will Lowie." Jacen said with his father's confidence showing on his face. "We well, we have to."