Note 21
Nine years after the Trade Federation Invasion of Naboo
One year later
Bail,
It is hard to believe all that has been going on in the Senate as of late! Who would have thought that the resistance against our Loyalist Committee's ideas would produce death threats! This is getting really bad. I assume that you have received these death threats as well. I think we all have.
I would imagine that even on Naboo things are not peaceful. Things have changed so much in just a few years.
Finis dead? I suppose that is possible. We have heard nothing about him for years. Maybe that is why Palpatine decided not to tell you any more about Finis. He might be concerned of the panic that might have induced in the Senate, and the Republic at large. We will likely learn the truth when this mess with the Separatists is over.
Well, if certain Senators were not corrupt, then it would be easier to work cohesively with other Senators. I believe that our committee will make a difference, though. I am glad that it is official now. We have obtained the necessary number of signatures, and with Padme's help, we have not been short of new members, even with the death threats against us.
Your comments about Anakin made me smile. I'm glad to hear that he's continuing his Jedi education, and that he is doing so well in it. If Anakin is that strong with the Force, maybe he can help the Jedi out in their time of need. I am concerned that the Senate is going to ask the Jedi to do things that are beyond their job description. If the Senate does vote to create an army, and then to go to war, the likely first candidates for this will be the Jedi. The Republic has no army, and it would several years to train people to fight. The Jedi would naturally be considered the army of the Republic.
As far as Anakin's lack of social skills, hopefully he has gained experience in that area with the recent missions he must have had to go on. The Jedi are being overwhelmed with negotiations – they have had to report to so many planets to try to either convince them to come back into the Republic or to leave the Separatists….or even to remain in the Republic. These would not be easy tasks. On top of this, they would have had their normal sort of missions that they would go on.
My wife and I took a few vacations ourselves during the years of peace that we had, but those have had to cease. I believe it is safest to travel as less often as possible, especially for the members of our committee. We should only travel when we must.
We will have to continue to watch the Trade Federation and the Separatists that they have joined with. I do not know much about Serenno or Count Dooku either, but he couldn't possibly not have heard about the Trade Federation and their actions, could he? Yes, that letter to the Supreme Chancellor was very Nute.
You are not the only one to have a bad feeling about this. I have one too…..I don't like what is going on. And then there are our fellow Senators who are drafting that Military Creation Act. They have been arguing that the Separatists are going to attack us, so we should create an army….some of them actually think we should use this army to attack the Separatists first. Their argument is it would be better to strike first rather than be attacked. But we have no real evidence that the Separatists wish to attack us. We all know that the creation of an army would mean almost certain war. Some in the Senate think war is inevitable. It isn't. We can handle this situation without fighting.
Until next time, my friend,
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