“ Am so very proud of you. Master Benaiah told me what you and Anakin had done, while you guys were on your last mission. You know what? That scar looks pretty good. It is a lot smaller, since when I last saw you.” Bilhah said, as she and Achsah sat at the kitchen table.
“ Thanks, mom. Am glad that it is slightly fading, it was a really bad gash. Yeah, the mission was Anakin and Obi-Wan were to be on one side of the planet working with one tribe, while Benaiah and I were on the other side, trying to work with the other tribe. Each side was to write separate peace treaties, before coming together to come up with one treaty together. Obi-Wan and Benaiah are very proud of both Anakin and I. They were very surprised that we both did the whole treaty without their help too.” Achsah said, as she took a sip of her warm milk.
“ He did say something that you two were going to help out one of the parties, to write up their peace treaty, while Master Obi-Wan and Anakin was with the other group doing the same thing, before getting the two groups together and sitting down to write the one treaty.” Bilhah said, finishing her last bit of her warm milk.
“ Yeah, it was the people that Anakin and Obi-Wan were going to help out that found Anakin and I. When Benaiah and did not show up at the other party, the Chief showed up and he found out that it was only Anakin and I there. So, both parties sent out a search party and they found Benaiah and Obi-Wan three days later, after the signing of the treaty.” Achsah began to yawn.
“ Well, am glad that everything worked out for the best. Well, you had a long day, so why don’t you head off to bed.” Bilhah smiled at her daughter, as she saw her yawn again for the fourth time.
“ Ok. Good night, Mom. Love you.” Achsah got up from the table, went over to her mom and gave her a kiss on the cheek, before leaving the kitchen and heading off to her quarters.
Bilhah got up from the table, picked up both cups and went over to the washer and put the cups into it.
“ Now, who could be calling at this hour?” Bilhah said to herself, as her com-link went off.
“ I will be there in five parsec.” The male voice said.
“ But, my lord, it is not a good time.” Bilhah started to say.
“ Do you want to lose your job and your high position that you have, as my favorite?” The male said.
“ No, my lord. I love my place and I want to keep it.” Bilhah said knowing that she did not have any choice.
“ Good. Now, go make yourself ready for me.” The male voice said.
“ Yes, my lord.” Was all Bilhah could say, before the com-link went silent.
Leaving the kitchen, she headed to her room and made things ready for her lover and Master.
Three hours later, something jarred Achsah out of her sleep. As she laid there, trying to go back to sleep, she heard a voice. Sitting up in her bed, she sat there and tried to make out who it was. SShe realized that one of the voices was her mother’s, but she could not really hear who her mother was talking to. Achsah got out of bed and went to the wall that was across the room. Leaning her head against the wall to see, if she could hear anything, but all she could hear was mumbling. Moving away from the wall, with a slight huff, Achsah looked around the room to find something that she could use to make the voices clear. Then, she tried to remember one of the things that would make sounds clearer.
“ Now, what did Anakin tell me that was good for hearing things?” Achsah looked around the room one more time. Then, her eyes landed on it: an empty water glass sitting on her night stand.
“ Bingo. Now, I wonder if this will really work.” Achsah said again to herself.
Going over to the nightstand, picking up the glass, she headed back over to the wal. Achsah put it up against it, and sure enough, she could hear things a lot better. She heard that voice again, and it was coming from her mother’s bedroom.
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It was three days later, after she heard that voice. Today, Achsah was heading to the Governor’s office and she walked into the waiting room of the office. She saw that the door to the main office was slightly ajar and that was when she heard the two men talking. One of the voices was the Governor’s, but the other voice was the same voice that she heard back at the Temple and also three days ago, from her mother’s bedroom. The door opened wider and both men came out of the main office. That is when she came face to face with that voice that had been haunting her. . . it was none other the Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.