Arriving for the second time on Dagobah was very different for the first, other than the obvious reason that stood out prominently. As she arrived, she could feel the lack of warmth that Luke had emitted through his presence in the Force. Yoda's was there, but she could tell that it was getting weaker.

Anna stepped out of her small ship that she had flown to Dagobah, which was much like her old ship. She didn't have any problem flying, and even though the blurred images of the vision still hung in her mind, she was able to push them down and bury them, if only for a while.

There was one thing that she didn't miss about Dagobah, and that was the swampy ground the covered most of the surface. She hated the noise that it made under her boots, and she hated the constant feeling of thinking that something would jump out at her. Anna shook her head. She was here for one reason, and one reason only; to finish her training.

She was nearing Yoda's little cave-like house when she nearly missed the small Jedi master, as he was sitting on a rock, blending in with the backdrop of the swamp. She stopped suddenly and smiled as she saw the Jedi master. "Master Yoda," she half-breathed, a smile forming on her face. The Jedi Master only looked up at her, his expression sad.

"Luke," he said. "Why did he not come with you?"

"He's recovering from his confrontation with Vader," Anna answered, walking over to him. "He told me to come out here and finish my training."

She sat down on a rock that was lower than the one that the Jedi Master was sitting on, so that she could talk to him at eye-level. "I have something to tell you," she said, suddenly remembering the vision once again. "I had a vision." Yoda's eyes brightened with curiosity, but suddenly dulled when he saw her solemn expression. "I had a vision that involved Luke turning to the Dark Side."

At first, Yoda was silent. Everything on the planet seemed to halt at her words for a split second before they resumed their activity. Yoda looked at the swampy ground and took a deep breath. "Troubling, this is," he said. Anna looked over at her ship for a second before she looked back at Yoda.

"You're not telling me something," she said. "What is it?"

"Strong feelings for Luke, you have," he said, and Anna nodded. "Tell you about the restrictions of Jedi's, I did not."

"You're saying that I need to let Luke go and relinquish my feelings for him?" she asked, keeping her voice hushed.

Yoda only nodded, and that tiny gesture in itself was enough to crack her spirit. She had never known about the existence of restrictions that the Jedi were placed under. "I didn't know," she said, turning her head away.

Yoda still remained quiet, and she was thankful that he kept quiet. She needed to battle this out in her mind, on her own. She placed her arms in front of her and leaned on them, as if she was trying to get rid of some of the weight on her mind. Even though she had not yet made a relationship with Luke official, it still hurt her as if she had been married to him.

She looked up at Yoda with sad eyes. "When can we start my training?" she asked.

Hope that this chapter was alright. I just wanted to get something out there. The next one will be a but more extensive (as I like to write small chapters before I write large one.)

Anyway, life update!

I just finished my Camp Nanowrimo project (and won), so now I'm waiting for my hardcover copy to arrive. In August, I'm going out to spend some time on the Canadian West Coast, which is what I do every year, so hopefully I'll be able to find some inspiration out there. In September, updates may slow down because classes resume then, and I need to put my energy toward that, but that's a little while away.

I'm going to really strive for weekly updates as I have a lot of time now to really relax and write leisurely.