Sparks of Rebellion
Chapter 10: The Old Rulers of Naboo
Lisa was in her private chambers, writing down on a few papers.
The young queen wore a simple red dress with a yellow cloak while on her face she had the traditional royal white face paint with the red scar of remembrance and two stylized beauty marks on her cheek marks.
Then a small shadow reflected on the floor causing Lisa to get alarmed.
In the window, she saw a small white bearded jax staring at her.
"Comet?!"Lisa whispered in surprise.
The girl carefully opened the window for the jax to come in.
Comet began to lick Lisa's face causing her to laugh softly.
"Whoa, hey!"Lisa giggled. "I miss you too, buddy."
She then stood up and took her last donut from a small plate that lied on her desk.
"Here take this muja fruit-filled donut as an apology for not seeing you for so long."Lisa remarked.
The blonde haired girl tossed the donut to the little jax's jaws.
Comet snapped his jaws firmly closed, seeming to enjoy the sugary treat.
"Next time, I'll be sure to sneak away with some steak meat for you."Lisa chuckled.
Comet let out a small woof causing Lisa to shush him.
"Shh...not so loud boy."Lisa warned. "No one needs to know your here, but that won't stop me from letting you be around the palace for a little bit."
Lisa left her chamber and began to carefully look around the palace with Comet following her closely.
She hadn't dared to open too many doors, but one in particular caught her eyes.
"This must be the Tapestry Room where they show the images of the old kings and queens that ruled Naboo."Lisa admitted. "I haven't been here since I was a four year old."
She tentatively stepped up and the large doors creaked, wide for her entrance.
"Okay..."Lisa said in confusion.
The blonde haired girl slowly went inside the room.
There she saw statues and paintings hung on the sides, podiums and lanterns and crystals embedded in the circular brick wall.
"This is much larger than I remembered."Lisa commented.
Light shone down on the girl when the hatch slowly opened showing the starry night sky and she stared at the paintings, which were getting clearer and clearer every passing minute.
Comet looked at the room in awe.
Lisa walked over to the first portrait of a gentle looking woman, who appeared to be the very first Queen of Naboo.
Usiel
Queen of Naboo
3900 BBY- 3875 BBY
Around 3900 BBY, the Republic explorer Kwilaan, discovered the planet Naboo with a fleet of three starships. Groups of Human refugees fleeing a civil war on Grizmallt, led by none other than Kwilaan, settled in the mountains and great grass plains of Naboo.
The settlers established various city-states, which were in a constant struggle with each other. Additionnally, the colonists clashed with the amphibious Gungans, who were native to the planet. In that time of conflict, the Grizmalltian, who had become the Naboo eventually appointed one woman their leader.
She accepted the position and title of Queen, but refused to start a hereditary dynasty, decreeing that her people would elect the wisest among them after her death.
Lisa takes a bite on her donut before a hissing sound was heard causing her to look behind her and saw a pedestal has rose beneath a tapestry of a king-like figure.
She walked up the pedestal and read it.
Jafan
King of Naboo
850 BBY - 832 BBY
Leading his native city-state to victory over the other warring warlords, Jafan united the city-states and ushered in the Great Time of Peace on Naboo.
Returning to his homelands, he erected a Royal Palace in the farming city of Theed and stylized himself as the Monarch of Naboo.
As Theed expanded and grew, Jafan became beloved by his people.
"I guess they often elected young women, believing they possessed a form of pure, childlike wisdom that the adults lacked."Lisa commented and then sighed. "I guess there is my answer why I became queen."
Lisa then heard a squishing sound and saw Comet have placed his muja fruit-filled donut on one of the tapestries.
"Hey!"Lisa snapped. "Bad boy!"
She rushed to remove the donut beneath the tapestry, but it left some muja fruit sauce on the image.
"Great, you just left muja fruit sauce on a tapestry."Lisa retorted.
Comet whimpered in sadness.
Lisa shook her head at Comet before looking at the image in front of her.
The last tapestry in the room showed a young queen wearing a wide-shouldered, red throne-room robe that was accented by hand-stitched gold embroidery and a series of illuminated sein jewels just above the robe's wide, potolli-furred hem. In addition to the robe, the young queen wore an ornate gold face frame, including the prominent Jewel of Zenda and her chocolate brown hair was combed over in a padded form.
A pedestal suddenly rises up out of the floor under Lisa's feet.
"Ugh!"Lisa scoffed. "I hate it when it does that!"
The blonde haired girl jumps off the pedestal and it lights up.
Padme Amidala
Queen of Naboo
From 32 BBY - 28 BBY
Although prodigiously talented, Amidala, at 14 years old, was still not the youngest Queen of Naboo to ever be elected.
Once elected Queen, Padme took the name Amidala and amended the constitution to limit the rule of elected monarchs to two terms, in light of Veruna's unpopular long rule.
Lisa looked at the tapestry of the young queen more closely and her eyes widen in realization.
"Mum..."She said quietly.
The clicking sound of wood fell against Lisa's ears and she turned her head to see an antique-looking loom, slowly weaving another tapestry thread by thread.
This was her tapestry.
"I guess it will be completed when I finished my time as queen."Lisa replied.
Comet snuggled against Lisa's legs causing her to smile warmly at him.
"We should go back to my room."Lisa stated softly."Tomorrow is another busy day."
In a Shuttle...
"Daddy, what was mummy like?"
"Your mum was a very special woman, Lisa. In her guise as Queen Amidala, she appeared regal and austere, but as Padme, she was headstrong and compassionate."
Ferus sighed as the memory went away and he took out a locket that showed holograms of Lisa from infancy to teenagehood.
"Ferus!"Mabeline's called out from the cockpit."We'll be arriving in Mustafar in a couple of minutes."
"Alright Mabel."Ferus replied."Make sure to land to a side we won't get spotted."
He then stood up and placed his locket inside his trouser's pocket.
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