Chapter 39
Hearing all this being said about her time as the Queen of Naboo made her aware of thing important thing at this very moment: Her mother had definitely inherited her this great ability to lead people in times of peace and war. Of course she didn't really know if she would ever be able to fill those very big footsteps but one thing was definitely for sure right now: She was proud to be a part of a family that had such an eventful history, as especially her mother had been part of events that changed the Galaxy forever in the very end. As Luke always had been very curious about his origins he finally asked: "When did you and our father meet for the first time?" Of course Padme couldn't help but smile at this question as this really was memory that she really liked to look back on and remembering the little innocent looking slave Anakin Skywalker still brought a smile upon her face up to this day.
"The first time I met your father was on Tatooine, where he lived with his mother as a slave of the Junk Dealer Watto because as me and my new two Jedi Friends Obi Wan and Qui Gon had to flee the Capitol of Naboo the Naboo Starship got damaged and we had to land on this Planet to repair it." Padme said and she could still remember it like it was yesterday as the little Anakin had asked her if she was an Angel. But definitely didn't have only good memories when it came to him, especially that one moment where he had told her what he had done to the Tusken Raiders that had killed his mother: Totally merciless he had killed them all one by one and from that moment one she was very well aware of the fact that the man she fell in love with a while ago also a dark side deep down inside of him. But she quickly pushed those thoughts away because she only wanted to remember the good things about him, as this was not only better for her own mental well-being but also for her children. Of course he had done some terrible things which she didn't support in any way, but especially that one story that Luke had told her about him did support the one last thing that she had to Obi Wan at their last face-to face meeting: "There's still some good inside of him."
The three finally reached the long aisle that would lead them directly to the Throne Room of the Queen where they greeted by one of the guards: "It's very nice to see you that soon again Miss Amidala, please wait here for a moment so I can make sure that the Queen has time to welcome you right now." Leia, Luke and Padme watched the Guard walk down the aisle to the Throne Room and even if she knew out of experience how stressful the position of the Queen was, she really hoped that the Queen would have to spare some time for her even if this rash decision may come unexpected to her.
Of course she also wanted to show her children some other places in the Palace that she forgot to show them when they were here the first time and after that they would travel to the next memorable place on her home world: The beautiful Lake Country, the place where she and Anakin had been able to just forget about everything else that was on the agenda at this time and first time where she was being made aware of one thing by her heart: She liked Anakin more than just a friend even if her rational mind was able to win this battle at point of time.
Because knowing that Anakin would get thrown out of the Jedi Order if they both let their feelings win over their rational minds, outweighed the love for him by far at this moment even if it was so hard to see this disappointed look on his face as she had to tell him that she couldn't return the love that he felt for her. A few minutes later the other Guard finally returned and said: "Queen Mairayn is now ready to welcome you in the throne room, so please follow me." Leading the way Padme, Luke and Leia followed the Guard into the Throne Room where the Queen was already waiting for their arrival and if Queen Mairayn was surprised to see the former Senator this soon again she did a very good job in hiding it from everybody.
To show their respect for this high ranking position Padme, Leia and Luke shortly kneed down before Padme finally started to speak: "Your majesty I've done some serious thinking about your offer and it will be a great honor to be your personal advisor."
"I'm very glad that you've decided to accept this job offer and I'm sure that we will be having a great working relationship." Queen Mairayn said as she stood up from her Throne for the moment to walk up to one of her predecessors and shook her hand to finalize this deal between them, Queen Mairayn then turned to Leia and said: "When I now look at your great political work I know exactly where that talent came from and your mother can be really proud of what you've accomplished so far." Of course Padme was thankful for those kind words from the Queen and she couldn't help but notice how flattered her daughter was by this huge compliment. Out of the blue the former Senator and Queen kissed the cheek of her daughter being so proud of what great things she and Luke had accomplished in their lives so far.
"Me and Mon Mothma were not the leaders of the Rebel Movement against the Empire we also reunited the planets that were occupied by the merciless Regime of the Galactic Empire under the banner of the New Republic. " On the day where the Galactic Civil War had finally ended, she and Mon Mothma both swore that one single person would never be able to corrupt this system again.
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