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Chapter 5: The Duchess Of Mandalore

The sound of the shower rang out all around her as she stepped into the waterfall of water, the heat rising around her. The smells of raspberries filled her nose as she rubbed the shampoo through her golden hair, feeling the smoothness go through her hair. She stood there and just embraced the warmth of the water. It had been a hard couple of days, more Death Watch attacks, Senate meetings and looking after her nephew Korkie. But all that was out the way and done with. Now she could relax for the rest of the weekend.

"Milady, are you in there?"

Satine sighed as the voice sounded out 'probably another Senate meeting' she thought to herself bitterly, as she turned of the shower and grabbed a towel off the rail placing it round her. From there she walked to the door and unlocked it, where behind was her Prime Minster. Brunrick was tall and muscular, with quite long, golden blonde hair, and bright emerald green eyes that sparkled in the sun that could make a woman's legs shake.

"Prime Minister, this is a surprise." Satine stuttered out in shock.

"Sorry I'm a bit… underdressed!"

Brunrick looked at Satine in her white towel and grinned 'yes only a bit underdressed' he thought to himself, holding in a laugh.

"No, no its fine. Just coming with a message that Senator Organa wishes to speak with you"

Satine let her shoulders drop when she heard the word 'Senator'. 'It must be Senate related' she thought miserably to herself as she barely listened to Brunrick.

"I'll go change into something more… appropriate then" Satine said, turning towards the door.

"Yes of course milady, I'll tell Senator Organa that you will call him back" Brunrick turned around and walked out the doorway leaving a wet and cold Satine in the doorway.

Hoping not to bump into anyone Satine made her way carefully done the hallway, around her the white walls and windows reflected light all around her, the portraits showed her many ancestors on the same throne that she was placed upon today, the smell of flowers filled her nose as she came to her own room and entered to see a bunch of roses upon her bed.

"I wonder who these could be from" Satine said aloud slyly, already knowing the answer. Slowly she made her way towards the flowers and picked them up gently so not to ruffle them, to the side was a label.

'Satine, just though you should know that I am going away for two weeks on a Meditation Retreat and may not be in contact for that time. Will be thinking of you Obi Wan xxx'

Obi Wan. How she missed his blue and grey eyes, the smoothness of his skin, the sound of his laughter, the feeling of his hair as she ran her fingers through it, his smile. The smile that made her knees go wobbly every time he smiled towards her.

The door opened making Satine turn round and face her young handmaiden. She was new, only arriving a few days ago. She had blonde hair like most Mandalorians the length of it coming up to her hips, she wore a simple light blue dress that flowed round her, the bottom of it, carefully brushing past her knees. She was a shy girl, around the age of 18 but was very beautiful.

"Milady" She said, curtsying gracefully, lifting the hem of her dress slightly.

"Tallulah, I've told you before please call me Satine."

"Of course milady" she said again. Satine sighed; it did annoy her when people called her 'milady' or 'duchess' it made her feel like she was a dictator even though she took on the points of not just herself and her courts, but also her people. A thing many people in this universe do not.

Satine watched as Tallulah carefully produced one of her dresses from the closet, a periwinkle blue, made smaller at the waist but made flowing and drag gently across the floor. At the waist was a simple white ribbon.

Satine walked over and gently eased the dress out of Tallulah's hands and went behind the folding curtain to change.

Gently she let the towel slip off her body revealing pale white skin underneath and a small scar across her back. Carefully she slipped on the smooth silk of the dress glide across her arms, letting it drop to a lightweight fabric.

Opening up the curtains again, Satine was greeted by an over dress of blue and purple, which was slipped carefully over the top of her head to drape across her shoulders and glide across the floor.

She watched as Tallulah turned round and picked up her silver brush and her headdress and gently brushed through her golden hair and placed her headdress upon her head.

"Milady" Tallulah said, curtsying again. Satine smiled to herself and delicately placed her arms through Tallulah's and walked down the hallway, skipping along the hallway towards the throne room.

"Duchess, Senator Organa is on the transmitter"

Brunrick came out the throne room, his face blank as he watched the two women skipping down the hallway, arm in arm.

"Senator, I am privileged to see you again"

"As am I Duchess, as am I."

Satine looked towards the holotransmitter, watching as Bail Organa adjusted his robe.

"Duchess, I wish to invite you to Alderaan for a ball"

Satine's eyes became wide at the word 'ball'.

"Of course Senator, I would be honoured."

"Fantastic, I'll send a ship to pick you up straight away."

The transmission cut off and a small cough brought Satine back to the day. A ball, who could she invite. Then it hit her. She could invite the one, yes, the one.