"It was her Senator's idea-" the Padawan begins. Qui-Gon holds up a hand to cut him off.

     "It was her own doing, and none of mine," he says. "I find her to be... headstrong."

"And impatient as well, if she is already planning to return. Surely a task force has not been put together yet?"

     "Not yet," says Kit Fisto, a Nautolan councilor. "But it's hard to blame her, with her people under hostile control."

"Go with Qui-Gon and young Obi-Wan back to Naboo, you and your Padawan will," Yoda instructs. "Guard the Queen, while she rallies her people."

"Why would we be needed, if bodyguarding is all?"

"Because," says Windu, "Master Jinn was attacked on his trip back to Coruscant with the Queen. By a man with a red lightsaber."

     "He was trained in its use," Qui-Gon says. "And there was a certain- darkness about him."

"A Sith."

"So we surmise."

Anakin shivers, several echoes of her visions humming at the back of her mind, and tries to resist the urge to hug herself.

"I see. When do we leave?"

     "In the morning. We will meet the queen and her entourage at the spaceport."

"We will be there."

"May the Force be with you," Windu says, and they're dismissed.

Anakin leaves with her teacher.

"I wanna know - more about Naboo. And what's going on."

"As would I. Perhaps we should take dinner with Master Jinn and his Padawan."

"I'd like that." She glances at them.

"Would you care to join Anakin and I for dinner, Qui-Gon?"

     "Obi-Wan and I would be delighted," he replies.

"Wonderful. Allow us some time to get cleaned up from our journey, and we shall meet you at the cafeteria."

     "We will be there."

"See you guys!" she says cheerfully. Then - back to their rooms?

Yep.

"It seems we will need to stay packed up for now."

"I don't mind more travel. The galaxy's interesting. But I - really don't like the sound of someone - presenting themselves as Sith."

"Yes. But it is important we ascertain the truth of his identity, whether our suspicions are true or not."

"Yeah. He might be someone just - trying to make a political point or draw our attention or something."

"So we must hope. Still, we should be on our guard."

"Yeah. For - a lot."

She frowns. "I usually know about danger, and how to avoid or counter it, when I'm being floaty and listening to the Force, but I've never tried that with another Force user involved..."

"That should stand you in good stead, as long as you remember your saber training. Still, if it comes to that, I would prefer you run, if possible, and let Qui-Gon or myself face him."

She nods, seriously. "I might be able to notice anyone coming before an actual fight, though... And what about the Queen, or if he has people with him?"

"If we need to split up, you and Obi-Wan will stay with the Queen, and Qui-Gon and I will face the Sith. But we'll go over plans for those scenarios with them."

"Okay."