Note 35

Six years after the Naboo Invasion

One year later:

Master Yoda,

Thank you for your sympathy in regard to Naboo. I'm happy to say that the reconstruction of Naboo is over.

I do not remember if I already told you, but I'm seriously considering running for the Senate once my second term as Queen is over. I hope to make some positive changes in the Senate. I've been in contact with both Chancellor Palpatine and Senator Bail Antilles from Alderaan. Bail's trying to start a committee in the Senate that will help to eliminate the corruption in the Senate. Even though this may sound odd, I trust Bail more than I do Palpatine. You would think that it would be easier to trust someone from my own planet, but I just can't. At least with Bail I know what he stands for.

Yes, I would say that the Jedi are very easy to get along with. I admired Qui-Gon and how he treated the people on Tatooine. He was a good person. The Republic would be a lot better place if more people in the Republic held the same values that you Jedi do.

I'm glad to hear that Anakin is still doing well. Oh, I don't think that Anakin would even remember me. He was just a little boy, and there were a lot of people that were around us. Yes, he befriended me, but that was so long ago. It would be neat to see how he was doing, and to see how he has grown. He'll always be the little boy that I knew on Tatooine. I agree that it is unlikely that I'll ever see him again. I can't imagine why he would be thinking of me. I suppose he considered me to be a childhood hero for him. I can accept that, but I hope that he does not hold to the hope of seeing me again.

Yes, thank you. I am in good health…and I have very good news to report about my family. My sister, who has been married for years, is going to have another baby. She has one daughter named Ryoo, who is two years old. I'm going to be an aunt again! I wish you could see Ryoo.

I hope that this message finds you in good health.

Queen Amidala

Part 2

Eight years after the Trade Federation of Naboo

2 years later

Last year I heard there were a lot of space pirating raids in the outer rim. That seems to have cleared up by now. I wanted to let you know that I am no longer the Queen of Naboo. My second term as Queen just ended, and I am now a member of the Republic Senate.

I have been occupying myself with following this Count Dooku/Separatist happenings. I had been hearing bits and pieces of this Count Dooku the last several years from a friend of mine, Bail Antilles. It looks like Count Dooku was serious when he threatened to break away from the Republic. He has now done so, and he has brought the leaders of the Trade Federation with him. I only hope that he does not recruit more systems to his movement. The Republic cannot afford to lose anyone else. These Separatists, led by Count Dooku, have declared their independence from the Republic. Chancellor Palpatine showed me a copy of a message he received from Viceroy Gunray.

What do you and the other Jedi think of all this?

I have to go – I am meeting with Senator Antilles and Senator Knightly about these recent events.