The chief had sent his aide to let her know that the banquet would be held the next day, starting with sundown and into the night.
Anakin would be at the warrior village for the day, the chief had promised her that they would keep him there for the night too. She just hoped Anakin would agree-because even now he felt that her safety was his responsibility. She did not want him with her in the same room, somehow she felt uncomfortable to be alone with him now.
But she was apprehensive of being lonely too. She missed her handmaidens and longed for the daily evening tea gatherings they had-where they were more than just attendants. They'd share jokes and giggle away at Rabe's imitations of the ministers. Sache would then bomb them with the latest little gossips and court scandals. Where she got them? God only knew! But she always managed to get them even before the press got to it. Amidala sighed as she took out her datapad and slumped down heavily into the couch.
Anakin meanwhile was swooping fast through the trees, a whole bunch of warriors in his wake. All making enough noise to shake the slumbering mountains. The pack raced toward a distant lonely rock rising right in the middle of the jungle.
Liane, the chief's flamboyant son, had promised Anakin the time of his life. First they would head for the Ruka'a falls where they would set up camp, they would then head into the western forest to hunt soraboo for lunch. The creatures made tasty kabobs but would be challenging to hunt, as they were one of the fastest and most agile animals of the forest here.
Liane reminded him that the hunters would be armed only with their spears and scooties. In the old days the hunters would've ridden kaadus.
Anakin hadn't had so much fun in years, being in the company of so many young boys around his own age. He'd hunted before with his master but that wasn't so much fun. His master always reminded him of his responsibilities. Anakin hunted down no less than three of the total five animals that they'd all hunted, impressing the warriors with his speed and skill with the spear
Anakin would be at the warrior village for the day, the chief had promised her that they would keep him there for the night too. She just hoped Anakin would agree-because even now he felt that her safety was his responsibility. She did not want him with her in the same room, somehow she felt uncomfortable to be alone with him now.
But she was apprehensive of being lonely too. She missed her handmaidens and longed for the daily evening tea gatherings they had-where they were more than just attendants. They'd share jokes and giggle away at Rabe's imitations of the ministers. Sache would then bomb them with the latest little gossips and court scandals. Where she got them? God only knew! But she always managed to get them even before the press got to it. Amidala sighed as she took out her datapad and slumped down heavily into the couch.
Anakin meanwhile was swooping fast through the trees, a whole bunch of warriors in his wake. All making enough noise to shake the slumbering mountains. The pack raced toward a distant lonely rock rising right in the middle of the jungle.
Liane, the chief's flamboyant son, had promised Anakin the time of his life. First they would head for the Ruka'a falls where they would set up camp, they would then head into the western forest to hunt soraboo for lunch. The creatures made tasty kabobs but would be challenging to hunt, as they were one of the fastest and most agile animals of the forest here.
Liane reminded him that the hunters would be armed only with their spears and scooties. In the old days the hunters would've ridden kaadus.
Anakin hadn't had so much fun in years, being in the company of so many young boys around his own age. He'd hunted before with his master but that wasn't so much fun. His master always reminded him of his responsibilities. Anakin hunted down no less than three of the total five animals that they'd all hunted, impressing the warriors with his speed and skill with the spear