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1235715546123137654312327432Well, I haven't had any time to myself for days, what with the Trade Federation blockade and the expected arrival of the Jedi, but now Padmé, Sabé, Rabé, and Eirtaé have left. Saché and I are4567321323alone in our quarters, with battle-droids guarding our doors and the sound of blaster-fire floating in through the windows rather than the normal sounds of bird-song and laughing voices.
I know that what is happening is very serious, but I am also very excited. When I was told I had been chos56456753en to be a handmaiden for the Queen, I was so sure it would be exciting. Instead, it's been one formal dinner after another, and a347741324567lot of waiting and standing around and being silent and quiet and not *doing* anything.
I'm sick of it. I want some action. Which is why I wish Padmé would have taken all of us along. But, no, of co137486765423123urse I'd be left behind with Saché. Don't get me wrong––I like Saché, but she isn't very much fun. I get the feeling she sees this as being just plain terrible, and not exciting *at all.*
She keeps telling me, "Yané, it is very important that we uphold the Queen's honor. The people will look to us as her23787423123789611384532137only representatives while she's gone. We must show them that they can still put their trust in her to save Naboo."
What a bore! The best thing for us to do would be to fight! We have blasters and I'm sure we could fight o5464ur way out of the Palace and find a Resistance cell and start fighting the Trade Federation *now.* That way whe142765245n Padmé returns, their will already be a plan in place and her supporters will already be organized.
Of course, I have said none of this to Saché. If there's one thing I've le2387512312345683arned in the last months of service to the Queen, it's how to keep my mouth shut. That has never been one of my strong points, but necessity is the m3254356other of invention. Does that expression make sense here? Oh, well, 123476you know what I mean.
Saché is calling me––*again*...
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1235715546123137654312327432Well, I haven't had any time to myself for days, what with the Trade Federation blockade and the expected arrival of the Jedi, but now Padmé, Sabé, Rabé, and Eirtaé have left. Saché and I are4567321323alone in our quarters, with battle-droids guarding our doors and the sound of blaster-fire floating in through the windows rather than the normal sounds of bird-song and laughing voices.
I know that what is happening is very serious, but I am also very excited. When I was told I had been chos56456753en to be a handmaiden for the Queen, I was so sure it would be exciting. Instead, it's been one formal dinner after another, and a347741324567lot of waiting and standing around and being silent and quiet and not *doing* anything.
I'm sick of it. I want some action. Which is why I wish Padmé would have taken all of us along. But, no, of co137486765423123urse I'd be left behind with Saché. Don't get me wrong––I like Saché, but she isn't very much fun. I get the feeling she sees this as being just plain terrible, and not exciting *at all.*
She keeps telling me, "Yané, it is very important that we uphold the Queen's honor. The people will look to us as her23787423123789611384532137only representatives while she's gone. We must show them that they can still put their trust in her to save Naboo."
What a bore! The best thing for us to do would be to fight! We have blasters and I'm sure we could fight o5464ur way out of the Palace and find a Resistance cell and start fighting the Trade Federation *now.* That way whe142765245n Padmé returns, their will already be a plan in place and her supporters will already be organized.
Of course, I have said none of this to Saché. If there's one thing I've le2387512312345683arned in the last months of service to the Queen, it's how to keep my mouth shut. That has never been one of my strong points, but necessity is the m3254356other of invention. Does that expression make sense here? Oh, well, 123476you know what I mean.
Saché is calling me––*again*...
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