The next morning, Padme woke with the sunrise and immediately started to get ready for her big trip. She showered, put on her blue and gold gown (that Khiara had made especially for the trip), and pulled her hair back into a gold headpeice that matched her gown. Anakin was waiting for her downstairs in the main lobby. Khiara popped her head in the crack of Padme's door.
"Are you ready M'lady? The ship is leaving soon."
" I understand and yes, I am ready."
Khiara smiled as she quickly took Padme's luggage and headed downstairs. Padme sighed as she took one last look at her bedroom. If the counsel meeting in Naboo did not go well, Padme might be forced to stay in Naboo for protection from the war. Even worse, she and Anakin were going to have to discuss with the counsel about their marriage. Surely that would not end well. Anakin had promised that he would stay with Padme even if it ment not being a Jedi. Padme didn't like that at all. The breeze blew through her bedroom window and brushed across her cheek. A warm tear drizzled down her face and her mouth went dry. This isn't goodbye, she thought. Is it?