Note 19
Four years after the Naboo Invasion
Three years later
Bail,
Have you and Sara vacationed on Naboo yet? I remember you telling me that that was a distinct possibility for your future.
Well, now we have just seen evidence for how corrupt the Courts really are. The Trade Federation and its leaders have faced four trials, and in every single case, the chargers were dropped. The Trade Federation is allowed to walk away from the incident as if nothing had ever happened, and as if no lives had been lost on Naboo! What an outrage!
Have you heard any more about Finis or his situation? It has been four years since he was taken away. We had better hope that what happened with him was not set up. If it was, I would say that the entire Republic is in trouble. We must hope for the best, even if there are millions of reasons not to.
I, too, hope that Palpatine's plans for ridding the corruption in the Senate will work.
Have you heard how the Skywalker boy is working with Knight Kenobi? I hope his training is going well. I do not have much contact with the Jedi, and I have heard nothing about him. The boy would be about 14 years old now, wouldn't he? I know that you said you tried to inquire about the boy as well….but you did not have much success when you tried. I was thinking, however, that you might have heard something about him since.
How are affairs on Alderaan? Since we have had less to do in the Senate these past few years, we've all had more time to go home. Both of our wives must be so thankful for this. With the lack of activity lately, I bet you just very well could work from Alderaan. This lack of anything at all interesting happening in the Republic has me worried. I fear that this is just a calm before some huge storm breaks out. Do you think that someone could be just bidding their time, trying to lull us into a state of false security, and then something will spring on us? I hope that I am wrong. This calm is unsettling.
It is still almost impossible to secure the necessary signatures for our committee. If only Finis Valorum had not disappeared out of the picture. It would have been no problem getting other Seantors to join us had he pledged his support.
I will talk to you later.
Correon
Part 2
Six years after the Naboo Invasion
Two years later
What are your thoughts on the recent events with the Trade Federation? They no longer have a Senator within the Senate…but this seems to have been an underground activity. I knew there was a Committee that was assigned to deal with the Trade Federation – their attacks on the Supreme Chancellor and the rioting across the galaxy demanded immediate action. I know there were some words between the Trade Federation's Senators and Senators from other systems. Were they expelled from the Senate or did they decide to leave?
It is likely that the strange activity on Dantooine as of late is tied to the Trade Federation. I don't know what else the source of this could be.
Part 3
Eight years after the Trade Federation of Naboo
Two years later
Unrest in the Senate has finally reached us, it would seem. I'm glad that Padme Amidala is now a Senator as well, and that we have her support. I do not know what we would do without her. She is the reason that so many of our supporters have spoken openly of joining our proposed committee. We are now only a few signatures short of achieving full committee status. I like the name "Loyalist Committee." At times, I feel that we are the only loyal ones to the Republic.
Count Dooku has is stirring trouble for the Republic. I cannot believe that he has actually broken away from the Republic and declared his own independence! The fools from the Trade Federation are just foolish enough to join his movement, too. It has been confirmed. I assume you received the message that the Chancellor sent to all of us – a copy of Nute Gunray's message to Palpatine.
I've had it with your mediocre leadership. You promise many things, but they're all lies! I've had enough of waiting for you to help us out! Dooku will make a far better Chancellor than you, Your Most Unworshipfullness! Well, you'll no longer be any trouble to us! Neimodia has left the Republic!