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The Queen and her handmaidens stood on the landing pad with the Chancellor and Jedi. The Jedi boarded the Nabooian cruiser as the Queen bided farewell to the Chancellor. Then, the handmaiden sand herself scaled the loading ramp and got buckled in. They sat there for a while, along with Padmé, Bail, and Bulgrasse who had been waiting on the ship for everyone else to come aboard.
"So what are we to do once we get to Naboo, my Queen?" Senator Organa asked. The Queen turned to the questioning senator and replied,
"We will open negotiations as soon as possible with the Separatists." She turned back, as if the subject wasn't to be discussed, but Bail asked one more question that chilled Padmé to the bone.
"And what if we are to late?" The Queen met his gaze directly in a regal manner and said strongly,
"We shall hope that is not so." Everyone sat in stone silence for the rest of the trip, no words were said by anyone. The only sounds that could be heard was the echoing of the sealed doors opening and closing as handmaidens made their way in and out to check on what was going on.
The Nabooian cruiser had touched down on the outskirts of Theed and everyone cautiously made their way out of the ship. The Naboo wildlife was a sight to behold. The beautiful, tall trees held more greens than anyone in the group could name. They overshadowed a mellow brook that trickled over the smooth rocks of the riverbed.
Saché inhaled deeply, and then sighed in relief at the beauty of Naboo that they were so used to was laid before them yet again.
"Milady," Anali whispered quietly to the Queen as she bended slightly to her right so she could hear what was being said better, "I believe it'd be best to send a few scouts first to check out Theed instead of just parading in." The Queen slowly nodded and replied,
"I believe that there is no need since I think we'd know if the Separatists or Trade Federation attacked, but alright." she then spoke up loud enough for everyone to hear, saying, "Saché, Rabé, and Ahsoka, would you mind scouting ahead with Anali and checking out Theed?"
"Of course Milady." the two handmaidens replied in light, flowing tones and curtsied while Ahsoka bowed. They then scampered off, right behind Anali into the forests beyond in the direction of Theed.
"Very good judgement, Milady." Obi Wan said in his negotiating tone. The Queen nodded, and then went off the brook with Dormé right behind her. Eirataé followed as well, appearing to be giving the Queen tips on posture and vocal patters, which seemed like a fruitless attempt to take the Queen's mind off the situation.
Obi Wan then grabbed Anakin by the elbow, leading him over to a large oak tree, leaving the senators alone.
"The Queen doesn't seem to be sick at the moment Master. Perhaps she has miraculously recovered." Anakin started, knowing what his master wished to speak of.
"No Anakin." Obi Wan disagreed, shaking his head at his former apprentice, "Can't you feel the deception behind all this. It's nothing but an act. An amazing act the Queen is somehow able to play. I do't know how much longer she can hold up all this pressure and rise above it. What I do know is, once she falls, she'll fall hard." Anakin soaked up everything his master said, and then shook his head in dismay.
The two looked over to the Queen and her two handmaidens that surrounded her. She appeared to be paying full attention to Eirataé's lecture on Nabooian etiquette, yet both Jedi could tell that her thoughts were not on what Eirataé was saying.
Sadly, both Jedi knew they couldn't control what was happening at the moment. They must focus on what was to come, or all would be lost.
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