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"Are you an angel?"
Amidala started, turned toward the boy on the counter. He was staring at her, not with skepticism, as so many politicians and even Jedi did, but with curiosity. Awe, perhaps.
"What?"
"An angel. They live on the moons of Iago, I think. They're the most beautiful creatures in the universe."
Amidala was stunned and
stepped back, considering.
"The most beautiful creature
in the universe."
Invincible. Powerful. Strong.
"I will sign no treaty."
An angel, the boy had said.
Bitterly, she felt her failure.