It was hard at first.

[ she'll admit that. she felt more afraid than she'd ever felt in her life, waking up without the force. she'd known it was always there, passive, but she'd never realized how much she'd relied upon it in that way. it was like losing a limb or a sense. ]

But since the dreams, now that I know it's still there, not taken for good... I'm sure we'll get our old abilities back eventually.

[ it's not gone for good. and she has learned to manage without it. ]