Falls the Shadow
Chapter 4
Village
Padmé reached the village market and began to shop for the remedies she wanted. Bacta, a few sweets and some Anodyne tea. This last purchase gave her pause, she knew that it had pain relieving qualities but would Anakin, in his usual Jedi bull headedness take it? She shook her head in mild frustration. If he wouldn't take it, she probably would need it herself to relieve the headaches she knew would follow.
Jedi. She would contact the Jedi Council while she was here and tell them that in no uncertain terms that Anakin was not leaving Naboo any time soon. Something terrible had happened to him on that last mission. Padmé was well versed in military protocol to know that 'indefinite' leave was far from standard procedure and she intended to get some answers. It would take a few days but a quiet, well placed enquiry would yield results.
In the meantime, Anakin would be missing her and in his current state, she didn't want to leave him alone for too long. The message center was a short walk from the ferry back to the villa and the sooner she could set things in to motion, the faster she would get her answers.