Padme brushed her hair back from her face into a ponytail the way she did
every night. The regime helped to keep her sane throughout all that was
going on. Not least seeing her daughter all grown up.
Padme pushed away from the vanity knocking a crystal vase from its perch.
The crystal hit the floor with a resounding crash. Exasperated Padme knelt
down and began to clear the mess. A moment later Leia burst into the room,
her gaze sweeping the room for an enemy, although her lightsaber wasn't
drawn her hand strayed toward the hilt.
Leia faced the chancellor her expression slightly relieved when she realized there was no real damage. "I knocked over the vase," Padme said, feeling slow and stupid. Leia nodded politely.
"Are you alright M'lady?" Leia asked politely as she brushed Padme away to keep her away from the shards of glass
"I am fine. Just nervous"
"Anyone whose life was at risk has every reason to be nervous," Leia allowed as she gathered the last of the vase. She inspected in critically. "You know I could probably fix this. It would take a while but I could put it back together"
Padme nodded her agreement. "I shouldn't be nervous though" she began turning to look out the window.
"You have been attacked before" Leia put in and when Padme turned to stare at her in surprise she elaborated.
"I have read about you Chancellor, for the mission, you were once against creating a clone army many of those who supported the creation wanted you dead."
Padme wondered if this conversation was as strange to Leia as it was strange to her. Probably not. Leia had no clue that the woman she was charged to protect was actually her mother and that her son was really her brother. It was the best way she knew. Anakin had kept his side of the bargain by raising Leia without knowledge of her mother as she had raised Luke with no memory of his father.
Padme wondered whether or not Leia would change with the knowledge, would the distant politeness become love and devotion. Padme had not seen Leia laugh or have any other expression then the dutiful padawan but she knew Leia had much of Anakin in her and so must have a wide repertoire of emotions.
Padme smiled politely "You will be safe here Mlady, nothing will get past either myself or my father"
Padme could have laughed hearing the same assurance in her daughter's voice she remembered in Anakin's.
"Well then I shall certainly get a good night's sleep."
Leia faced the chancellor her expression slightly relieved when she realized there was no real damage. "I knocked over the vase," Padme said, feeling slow and stupid. Leia nodded politely.
"Are you alright M'lady?" Leia asked politely as she brushed Padme away to keep her away from the shards of glass
"I am fine. Just nervous"
"Anyone whose life was at risk has every reason to be nervous," Leia allowed as she gathered the last of the vase. She inspected in critically. "You know I could probably fix this. It would take a while but I could put it back together"
Padme nodded her agreement. "I shouldn't be nervous though" she began turning to look out the window.
"You have been attacked before" Leia put in and when Padme turned to stare at her in surprise she elaborated.
"I have read about you Chancellor, for the mission, you were once against creating a clone army many of those who supported the creation wanted you dead."
Padme wondered if this conversation was as strange to Leia as it was strange to her. Probably not. Leia had no clue that the woman she was charged to protect was actually her mother and that her son was really her brother. It was the best way she knew. Anakin had kept his side of the bargain by raising Leia without knowledge of her mother as she had raised Luke with no memory of his father.
Padme wondered whether or not Leia would change with the knowledge, would the distant politeness become love and devotion. Padme had not seen Leia laugh or have any other expression then the dutiful padawan but she knew Leia had much of Anakin in her and so must have a wide repertoire of emotions.
Padme smiled politely "You will be safe here Mlady, nothing will get past either myself or my father"
Padme could have laughed hearing the same assurance in her daughter's voice she remembered in Anakin's.
"Well then I shall certainly get a good night's sleep."