Being a princess was not always an easy job. This, Kara Jinn knew. Being a parent and a royal, an even bigger challenge. Well, she wasn't a mother, but she was an aunt with six nieces and nephews now. She hadn't gotten the chance to be their aunt when they were growing up, in part because she didn't even know she was their aunt.
Today, Kara was looking after the children with Obi-Wan's fiancé Satine.
"Royal life is so often portrayed as paradise in many fairy tales, isn't it?" Kara said, putting away some books that were left lying about on the floor near the bookshelf.
"Indeed it is." Satine said. "It has it's perks, but it is far from being completely flawless."
"Because as a royal, you must be a role model, someone of exemplary character."
"Correct. And you often face many difficulties."
"But royal people usually have lots of people to help them, don't they?" Gabby asked, walking into the scene. "Advisors, guards, allies? People like that?"
"Usually they do, Gabriella." said Satine. "However, you must remember not all allies are as loyal as the ones you know. Do you remember what occurred on the Coronet all those years ago?"
Gabby thought about it and realized the duchess had a point.
Some of the kids were running around the room, playing around and messing about to Kara's growing annoyance. It wasn't that she disliked babysitting, but when the kids got all noisy and out of control, it was a problem.
"Was it like this back at the Temple?" Satine asked the oldest princess.
"At times." Kara said. "But there were usually more than a few Jedi to look after these little monsters."
Boba suddenly fell as he was Tigger tagged.
"Gotcha!" Lamenta laughed.
"No fair!" Boba whined. "You turned invisible to do that!"
Lamenta then found another victim in the form of Gungi. It was tackling a teddy bear. And some more younglings started messing about. And the horses were playing around too.
Gabby was also roughhousing with Omega as they were having a tickle fight, and Omega was losing.
"Okay, okay! I give!" Omega laughed.
"Alright, children." Kara called. "Everyone, stop the roughhousing!"
But when the kids didn't stop messing about, Kara had an idea. She knew exactly what got the kids to sit still. She searched among the bookshelf and pulled out a book.
"Oh, children. How about a story?"
That got the kids to sit down. Kara opened the book, ready to begin the story.
"This is a story about a kingdom that was nearly taken over by the royal family's scheming advisor."