Amira went to the senate building to meet with her brother Bail. When she walked into his office he pulled her into strong embrace, "It is good to see you. Have you a new assignment now?" She shook her head, "No not yet. I meet with the Jedi Council later today."
He motioned to his sofa, "Let's sit and catch up. I have some time before my next meeting." She sat and turned to him, "What's new in the senate now that the Chancellor has returned?" He shook his head dejectedly, "The control he has over the senate unnerves me."
She shifted slightly and said, "I have felt uneasy too." He asked, "In what way?" She replied, "Certain things do not add up. For one, the Chancellor was taken so easily. He has the best security available. Secondly he was held here in orbit, why didn't they whisk him away, why were we not made to pursue."
She leaned in closer and continued, "I won't say that his rescue was easy, but it could have been harder. The Jedi could have had to chase across the galaxy to get him back. It seems…staged. Lastly, the chancellor could certainly negotiate an end to the war now that Dooku is dead, but he does not."
Bail nodded his agreement, "You make good points as always. This has not gone unnoticed to some of us in the senate." Amira caught the look in her brother's eye and she asked, "You have something going on."
He sighed deeply and said, "My meeting today is with a few other senators. We will be discussing some of our concerns. I don't want to disclose anymore than that. It is not something you'll want to be caught up in."
She reached out and grabbed his hand, "Be careful." He smiled, "Of course. Now about you, "Have you seen him?" She knew who he meant but she played dumb anyway, "Who do you mean."
He laughed, "Come on Amira, have you seen General Kenobi." She smiled and blushed, "Yes. I have seen him. How long have you known?" He shook his head, "A while. I think it's unusual, but wonderful."
She grinned, "Unusual is a good way to describe it." He squeezed her hand, "When did it happen?" She replied, "That's hard to say. I guess it's been happening for many years. It just since that mission to Macaven that it became serious."
He continued, "How did you bare it? Those four years you were Queen." She sighed deeply, "I threw myself into work, but I missed him terribly. I missed my life as a Jedi terribly. It is good to have that again."
Bail stood up and walked to the window. He looked out at the bustling cityscape of Coruscant, "There is something on the wind. A change coming that I can't quite wrap my mind around, but it isn't going to be good."
She joined him at the window, "I know. Obi-Wan has felt it to. It seems that none of us know what it is but we all sense it coming. My gut tells me it revolves around the Chancellor. He is more than he seems to be."
He changed the subject, "So what is the General up to today, perhaps we could all join up later for dinner." She replied, "He's on the Council now. I believe they will meet to discuss who is going after General Greivous."
He looked at her with concern, "Will it be Obi-Wan." She shook her head, "I don't know. I hope not. I have an uncomfortable feeling about it. Someone has to. The chancellor has left us no other option for ending the war."
She continued, "I don't know what my assignment will be either. Perhaps I will go." Bail shook his head, "I would not agree with that." She shook her head, "If you and Obi-Wan got your way I'd be stuck in the Jedi Archives as a librarian."
He laughed, "Good idea, I'll have to mention it to the General." She glared at her brother, "Don't you dare. You just deal with the senate I will deal with General Kenobi." He pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly, "Have I told you how good it is to see you?"