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Farewell
Padmé hurried through the crowded passageways of the rebel's hide-out. The news that they would attack were spreading fast. Soon Padmé had left the worst hustle behind and arrived at the small forest which lay in the shadow of the rebellion's bolt-hole. Some steps later, Padmé could see Luke who was sitting on a tree stump, absent-mindedly levitating a small stone. Opposite to him stood Leia who was leaning against a trunk and starred at the sky above.
'We will accompany you!', said her daughter, before Padmé had time to open her mouth. 'Yes', agreed Luke with the same determination in his voice, 'We've hidden long enough!' 'You won't come with me', Padmé answered firmly, 'You are too young and I will not expose you to such danger!' 'We aren't children anymore', shouted Luke and Leia simultaneously. Luke angrily threw the stone against a tree and Leia tore her eyes away from the quickly darkening sky. The twins furiously glared at their mother. A wave of wistfulness filled Padmé. Yes, her children had grown up too fast. They had endured more fear and suffering than other kids their age. 'Do you have any idea how that feels?', Leia asked, her voice sounding as if she was close to breaking into tears. 'Do you know how it feels to sit here, waiting and not knowing what is happening in the world around us? Trying to make others talk about the war's progression? In constant worry and fear that something could happen to you or Obi-Wan?', Leia cried, tears running freely over her cheeks. 'And R2's and 3PO's immensely helpful answers regarding your whereabouts?', added Luke sardonically. Padmé beheld her children and then told them, using a voice that allowed no objections: 'No. I won't risk you being found by the empire. The emperor would surely delight in coming across such powerful force-users and instructing them!' She had voiced it. Her greatest fear. She turned around quickly; she didn't want the twins to notice her weakness. She had to be strong for them. Without any further words, Padmé left and tried her hardest to ignore Leia's quiet sobbing and her own feelings of guilt. In times of war sacrifices had to be made. She hoped that Luke and Leia would understand it one day.
Just when Obi-Wan wanted to hop into his starfighter, he noticed Padmé who was attaching her weapons to her belt and at the same time gave R2 instructions to ready her ship. 'Padmé!', he shouted at her. She turned around and looked at him questioningly. 'May the force be with you', Obi-Wan said. A small smile lit up the senator's face. 'And with you, Obi-Wan', she replied. The jedi master followed her with his eyes, regret surfacing in his mind. Most rebels had begun to start their vessels and Obi-Wan readied himself for takeoff, too. Maybe it had been too risky to withhold Anakin's true fate from Padmé, but Obi-Wan didn't want to live trough a second Mustafar ever again. He didn't want to see how Vader would hurt her even more. Maybe he would tell Padmé someday. Maybe that he had killed Vader. Maybe… Nevertheless, Obi-Wan knew that she would never forgive his act. The senator would never lose her faith in her beloved.
A short time later the rebel fleet entered hyper-space.
Luke and Leia observed the ships of the rebellion which shrunk until only the star-filled sky remained. 'We will see her again', Luke told his sister and tried to not only convince Leia, but himself of that. 'Yes', agreed Leia and gazed at the nighttime sky dreamingly.
