Author - lady_sapphire (from the Jedi Council forums)
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Shmi,
I'm glad you're doing well. I worry about you, as does Anakin. I'm doing my best to take care of him, but I can't control the Council's decision about him. I wish there was something I could do about that, but the Council believes he's too old to be trained. I honestly don't know what's going to happen from here.
Anakin is very upset about the Council's decision, if you hadn't already guessed that. He doesn't think it's fair and he's right. I don't understand the decision, it's doesn't seem right to build up his hope and then shatter it to pieces so cruelly. He wants very much to be a Jedi, but now, I'm not sure if that can happen anymore. It's so unfortunate, and I don't know what the Council is going to decide to do with Anakin. I promise you I will do everything I can to help him.
I am on Naboo right now and Anakin as well as Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are with me. There is going to be a battle, but I assure you that Anakin will remain safe. I will personally make sure that he is taken to a safe place before the battle begins. I can't stay with him, however, because I have to be in the battle as well.
There's something I have to tell you...but you must promise me that you will keep it a secret. I'm not really a handmaiden. I am only disguised as a handmaiden. I am really the Queen of Naboo. I'm sorry I couldn't tell you but I had to come to Tatooine in a disguise because I didn't completely trust Qui-Gon. I regret lying to all of you, but I had to do it. Anakin is very mad at me for lying. I hope that one day he will be able to forgive me and see that I had no other choice.
Because I am the Queen, I will use all my power to make sure that Anakin is taken care of. If you'd like, I could arrange for him to stay on Naboo. I could definitely find work for him at the palace and would make sure he went to school. Then, he would definitely be able to come visit you, and even might be able to free you someday. Maybe, when you look at it this way, it's better that Anakin isn't trained. He won't have to abide by the strict rules of the Jedi Code and would be able to see you from time to time. You see, Jedi cannot have attachments. I believe we both would count as an attachment so Anakin would not be able to have much contact with either of us if he was trained. I realize that you want him to be trained, and to be completely honest, I do too. Anakin wants it so badly, and I can't help but support him in that. I was trying to help you see it in another way. The battlte is going to begin soon. I must go.
Padme
