Note 3

Padme,

Looks like the Anakin kid admires you….the way he wanted to talk to you before he went off to the Jedi Council. How cute….a little boy likes you! When little kids like you, it can be annoying.

I sure hope he doesn't admire me the way he does you. I have something interesting to tell you. Oh….he was so annoying! I mean he's a really smart kid, but he just wouldn't shut up. He went on and on about things, and I stopped listening after awhile. He started talking about all the watches he's ever had in his life, he started telling me about his asthma, how he knows everything about computers and electrical equipment, how to program them, and then he started talking about you. He said, "I'm going to marry Padme someday." He seemed so convinced. I told him that it would never happen, but he wouldn't believe me. He was like, "How do you know?" I couldn't tell him you were a queen, but I tried telling him that you were 14 and he was only 5 or whatever….and that you were from Naboo and he had just been a slave. He wouldn't listen to me. He's convinced he's going to marry you.

You sound like you actually enjoy being around him. How can you stand him?

How old is he? He looks like he's 5!

Yes, I baby-sat that little Anakin kid while Qui- Gon and Obi-Wan were talking about him to the Council. He's really smart for a little kid, but he was also kind of annoying. He's almost too smart…I also talked with the rest of the handmaidens…..nothing interesting.

A Jedi? I thought Jedi had to be identified shortly after birth to make sure they are raised correctly. I don't think your little friend will be a Jedi.

I heard that the Jedi Council rejected him. He must not be force sensitive enough or something. I don't know….but that's what I heard.

I think the message from Bibble might have been a fake message. Anakin was bugging and bugging me, so I finally showed him the message. He told me it was possible to record a voice and mix it with an image to make it sound and appear like someone, but it isn't really the person. That sounds too intelligent for the Trade Federation…I wonder how they could have known that, if Anakin is correct. I tried being nice to him…but Padmé, what will we do with him?

Did I hear that we might be going back home now? Is everything all settled? What exactly happened in the Senate meeting? I heard that Supreme Chancellor Valorum got voted out of office!!!! Is that true?

If so, I wonder who will be the new Supreme Chancellor.

Do you want me to play your decoy right now, or do you think it's safe for you to be Amidala?

Don't worry, I haven't told Anakin who you were…that you were Queen or anything. I didn't think he needed to know that.

Well I hope to talk to you later.

Your best friend,
Sabe