Chapter 29
„I'm sure that you have some other things that you want to care of here on Naboo, so I don't want to take too much of your time and you know where to find me if you have any more questions. " Queen Mairayn finally said because she was pretty sure, that the former Senator was looking forward to see her family again even if she was probably also very nervous about that meeting. The two shook hands before Padme said: "Thank you for granting me access to the Palace at that short notice, because with the busy job that you have as Queen of Naboo that isn't natural." Right before Padme, Leia and Luke turned around to exit the Throne Room Queen Mairayn once again began to speak: "One more thing Senator Amidala, I have to say that it really was an honor to meet you face to face after I've read so much about you in the Royal Archives of Naboo and the New Republic is lucky to have you."
Padme smiled in return and said: "I'm grateful to be able to do anything in power to help my people again." Then she, Leia and Luke finally left the Throne Room and being back at the Royal Palace of Naboo after all these years was a great thing. The whole Planet was one place, which stirred up not only good but also a lot of bittersweet memories and thinking about how her family would react to the fact of seeing her supposedly dead daughter alive all over sudden made her a little bit nervous right now. Of course it would be hard to believe for them all, after all of them probably had been present at her funeral and she deep down knew that this one did have to be the saddest day of their life. There was some silence between the three before Luke said: "Do your parents even know that you and father have married here on Naboo?" Leia also had been very curious to know the answer to that question, because the times back in the days of the Old Republic surely had been different and maybe the Jedi Order didn't allow any member of the Order any kind of commitment like a marriage was. Padme had somehow guessed in advance that this question would be asked by either one of her children at some time, even if the whole thing was so difficult to talk about for her and she couldn't help but second guess her decision considering that secret wedding.
She took one deep breath before she replied: "Me and your father made the decision together, to keep our wedding a secret as the Jedi Order forbid him to have any commitment and if the Jedi Council would have known of our love your father would definitely have been thrown out of the Jedi Order and that was certainly something that I didn't want. But knowing what became of him after my death thanks to Emperor Palpatine, I somehow can't help but to second guess the decision that I've made. Nobody from my family knew that I married your father on Naboo and maybe it would have been better if your father would have chosen to leave the Jedi Order, so that we can leave all this hectic life in the Capital of the Old Republic behind us forever but sadly I will never know for sure." She tried her best to put those thoughts to rest for now, because she couldn't change anything that happened and so there was no point in regretting any of her decisions that she had made in the past.
In the Orbit of Correlia IV
Chewie, Han's Wookie friend that was sitting on the navigational controls of the Millennium Falcon was busy with making everything to leave the system and meanwhile Han was happy to see that there were no Imperial Ships on the Long Range Sensors so far. Let's just hope that it stays that way, because I'm no fan of any more unpleasant surprises even if I love to kick some butt sometimes but this territory isn't quite in our favour so much. The Falcon then finally left the Planet behind them, Han was very happy to start the flight back to Corcusant and was sure of one thing right now: He wouldn't be sad if he didn't get another dangerous mission right away even if he loved his job as freighter Captain for the New Republic.
As the ship brought more and more distance between it and the planet Han couldn't help but think what Leia was doing right at this moment and also ask himself: Am I slowly but surely becoming some kind of hopeless romantic as I get older? Maybe the relationship with Leia had changed his character a little bit for the better, because it had to be a good thing that her influence had resorted in him dialing his macho attitude down just a little bit right? He decided to put those thoughts to rest for now, because he had other important thing to focus on right now, he turned to his Wookie friend at the Navigational Controls of the Falcon and said: "Chewie, let's head back home, put the coordinates for the Hyperspace Jump to Corcusant in the Navigational Computer." After some of his usual growls Chewie did as ordered and a few minutes later the Falcon jumped into Hyperspace.
Naboo
Leia, Luke and their mother were meanwhile sitting on a transport to the Lake Country. Leia was looking a lot through the big window next to their seats, admiring the wonderful landscape directly under them and probably as much as her brother, she was looking forward so much to meet their mother's family even if she might was a little bit nervous because of their reaction. Laying one hand on her daughter's shoulder and now also enjoying the wonderful view a little bit: "It's such a wonderful view from here isn't it?" Leia felt a warm sensation for a short moment and she still couldn't help but kind of hoping that all this wasn't a dream that she would wake up from at any minute. Then she answered: "Yes it is truly a wonderful view and I think that I speak for Luke too when I say, that I'm looking forward to see a lot more of your home world."
Being able to spend time with her children after all this time, was such a great feeling for Padme, even the role of mother would maybe have something that would take some time to get used to but she was determined to now be a big part of her children's life's after they had to make up for a lot of lost time.
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