Thal-ion sensed a change in the Force as he continued to meditate through his music.  It was as if the Force was magnified somehow by the flow of the music, and his concentration added to Alethea's.  The whole ship felt alive with the Force they both were still learning to understand.  For every note he played; he felt as if he were sitting next to her in her cabin.  At other times, it felt as if she were right there in his cabin with him.  The flow between them was uninterrupted, smooth, and yet held a strength to it.  In his deep meditative state; he could feel her mind brush against his own.  Thal-ion welcomed her there...as if she had always been there, and always would.  He gave no conscious thought to accepting her presence.  He simply did so.  Peace, tranquility, wonder...these flowed through Thal-ion as the music continued.  The ship, itself, was so alive with the Force as objects throughout it floated and danced, and the young Sentinel realized such was coming from Alethea.  He did not disrupt this beautiful moment, but took it in, and let it flow back out in the notes he played through the Force.<br/><br/>Yet, as relaxing and enchanting as this was...sleep was also needed.  As if nudged by the Force; he sensed it was time to bring his music to an end...for the moment at least.  Thus, the notes began to go lower...and lower...the end approaching even as Thal-ion slowly drew his meditative state back to conscious thought.  Something told him not to end the song abruptly, and he obeyed this warning.  Gently, the song came to an end, and with it Thal-ion opened his eyes...taking a long slow deep breath.  How long he had played; the young Jedi could never recall, but he felt more centered than he could ever remember feeling.  Sleep hovered nearby, and he smiled slightly to himself as he put the little flute down...watching as the items for a bit longer as they floated before he closed his eyes, and laid down.<br/><br/>"G'night, Alethea," he whispered into the darkness of his cabin as he allowed sleep to start claiming him.  He briefly wondered why he had said that, but soon his mind was drifting to sleep along with the rest of him.