Sleep...it was a very necessary thing for any person to do, and no less so for a Jedi student.  Having slipped into the world of dreams after the most amazing meditation moment he had ever had; Thal-ion found himself in perhaps the most beautiful place he had ever imagined.  There was a lake of such clear crystal blueness with soft ripples flowing over it from a gentle breeze.  There were trees of such divine green...deep and rich, and a small elegant cottage in a kind of half grove facing the lake.  He was older it seemed...perhaps five years older, but he really couldn't tell.  He was attired entirely in a rich deep emerald robe...plain without decoration.  His eyes were on the lake...taking in this beautiful scene...the richness of the Force around him, and a soft smile played across his lips.  His arms were gently folded across his chest even as the rising sun continued to shine upon the crystal blue lake.  Where ever this was; it was early morning, and absolutely breathtaking.<br/><br/>He sensed he was not alone, but the scene did not change for him to see any more of his surroundings.  A new smile came to his face in the dream...one of recognition and delight...as if he sensed someone nearby and knew they were approaching.<br/><br/>Alethea<br/><br/>That was the name which came to his mind in the dream, and he did not question it.  He wanted to explore the dream...to see what was going on, where he was, was she behind him...and all the other little questions that came up, but the dream softly faded into another and another...as dreams often did.<br/><br/>As Thal-ion slept, the same soft smile crossed his face.  There were no nightmares for change...no dreams of impending dangers, or troubles from the past...or ones still to come in the future.  It was a true moment of rest.<br/><br/>Another dream showed him at the very top balcony of a building which spiraled far into the night sky with a massive city gleaming all around.  He knew this place...it was the old Jedi Temple on Coruscant, but he had only seen images of it from his studies with Master Tionne.  This time, he wore only a simple white robe over the rest of his Jedi apparel.  If he remembered correctly the balcony he now stood on was one from the upper most part of the old temple near the Jedi Council chambers.  Again, he sensed Alethea with him, but this confused him somewhat.  After all, the Jedi Temple of the Old Republic on Coruscant had long been destroyed.  In the dream, Thal-ion closed his eyes, and breathed in Alethea's presence even as he saw her coming from behind him.<br/><br/>Never had his dreams been so peaceful...so wonderful and enjoyable; nor his rest been so perfect.<br/><br/>And...the smile on his face continued until the ship's nav computer alerted him to them coming out of hyperspace soon.