Sorry it took so long, but here it is..

This chapter is a short one but I promise to update as soon as possible!


Chapter 4

The introduction to the Emperor took place in the early evening. Kimea had to accompany Senator Sona as his aid, so she would have direct contact to the Sith himself. She knew for sure her father would be horrified about that and just more sorrowed as he was right now. She hid herself in the force, the most careful as possible, because if he feels who and what she was she would be dead within a day…if she couldn't leave the planet immediately.

Senator Dorh Sona seemed to be a bit nervous. He hadn't had the possibility to get to known to the Emperor before. Kimea neither, but she had known his motives since she was a little child.

The office, his office, was not that dark as she had thought it might be. All was red furnitured. The chairs, the sofas, and the carpet on the floor…everything. She knew from her fathers stories that Palpatine always preferred this colour.

The Emperor Cos Palpatine sat behind his desk, before this desk were two chairs. Sate Pestage was standing behind him who would serve him as his friend and before that as his advisor.

They both bowed deep before him when coming nearer and then Sona took a seat. Kimea felt his eyes on her. He eyed her,…of course, he eyed Dona as well. She didn't think he got her sensibility for the force. So, her hiding worked! She kept standing behind Sona. Palpatine welcomed them with a false warm voice as the new senatorial staff of Chandrila. His smile was ice-cold.

"I'm a bit concerned about Chandrilas loyalty to the Empire", he said calmly, "As I was told you both must know the former treacherous senator very well. Furthermore Mothma has asked intensively for this special aid of yours…Tachi, am I correct?"

For sure Pestage has told him her name. His hesitation was just played.

"Yes, your Majesty", she answered honestly, "I get known to Mothma when she addressed some students in university while her stay on Chandrila last year."

"So no further familiarity I better should know about?"

"I for myself was surprised to be asked for taking this job."

What in the forces name did he want to know from and about her? He normally didn't interrogate senatorial aides, did he? For sure, no!

Palpatine now remembered Senator Sona to his vows of loyalty towards the Empire, Sona just nodded.

"You also have asked for another…special…appointment?"

Once again Sona nodded.

"Yes, Milord."

"Has there been an answer yet from my office?"

"No, Milord, not yet."

Palpatine now suddenly turned his head to his advisor: "Sate? Please make an appointment for the Senator of Chandrila as soon as possible, and put it on my priority-list."

He smiled slimy, coldly, a smile Kimea started to dislike at once. But he was friendly…in a way and just at the moment. But as much as she knew about Palpatine his majesties mood could change within seconds from a friendly to a deadly mood. And she didn't want to be in his reach when he became angry about something…whatever this something would be.

The appointment was finished. There was no discharge, they just bowed once again before him and left.


Later, just before midnight, she made herself comfortable, watching towards the direction of the temple. It was like watching the holo-news; she just sat on her sofa, drank tea and waited. She waited for him to enter the High Councils Chambers, so her play could now start. Palpatine thought she would await him there…but she was no fool. Palpatine was dangerous. He would kill her…no doubt he would kill her if he now got who she was. Later on in this game his requirement to kill her would fade away.

Suddenly the lights high above in the tower flashed on, he has arrived and waited now for her. Or better…he waited for the Jedi. The Jedi he got the message from last night.

But he wouldn't be too disappointed although she wouldn't meet him at the first meetings. It wasn't only too dangerous because he was too deep involved in their game to start hurting her at sight. Furthermore before they would meet he must be willing to learn what she'll offer him than planning to kill her instantly.

Her plan was simple but very complicated when looking deeper into it.

To the outside she offered him to know what was inside a little cist he couldn't open without her fingerprint. After that she would get the cist that was hers…but he would be informed about that lately.

To the outside he would change his opinion about some subjects that determined his life. His isolation he seemed to love so much would become unbearable for him. He would open himself to society, would join parties and would talk to individuals. He would be confronted with his past that was little known to anybody. Kimea has searched for some hints and thanks to a friend on Naboo, who worked for the university where Palpatine once was a teacher before he stepped into the light of any political offices, she has found something very interesting. He furthermore would be forced to reconsider some decisions of his past and…he then would do things he wouldn't have done without her little game.

But there were some very important rules that would save her life…and his as well: She would give him little questions he had to answer or he got a lesson, a homework, he had to solve. As a reward he would get a little hint on her identity each time his solution was correct. Step by step. He would travel a lot in the soon future, on Coruscant itself as on other planets too. He had to come out of his shell of isolation…