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Padme was quiet as they boarded Obi-Wan's small shuttle. She wasn't sure what to say and the former queen of Naboo didn't want to take the chance of saying the wrong thing. Hopefully he got the impression she was just overwhelmed with everything going on. He had not spoken to her yet and she assumed that he was trying to give her room to adjust and it worked well because it meant if she behaved in an odd manner he would chalk it up the stress of the situation. As long as he didn't push for answers to questions she did not know the answers too, everything should be perfectly fine.

Speaking of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the master Jedi kept shooting glances her way to make sure she was alright. He wanted to say something to her, but honestly he had no idea what he wanted to say to her. What could he say that would make things better? Her husband had turned to the dark side and everything she had ever believed in was being destroyed by Palpatine. The only bright spot in her life were her children and he had taken them from her, but at least it was within his power to give them back.

He decided that he should try to speak with her and work on gaining her trust completely, because he knew that some part of her must still be wary of him. His topic of choice would be Luke and Leia. Perhaps if he showed her how much he cared for her and the children, she would realize that he only wanted to do best by her and the kids. He would prove to her that while he would never be their father by blood, he could be a worthy substitute to teach them ways of the force and the difference between right and wrong. He would be the guiding light in their lives that Anakin never would be due to the recent choices he had made.

"Your son and daughter are very bright for ones so young and the force is strong in both of them." He said with a soft smile when he looked at him. "The girl, Leia, she looks like you, but the boy, Luke, he has your personality. It should be interesting to see how much they change as they grow. Luke looks so much like Ana-"

He stopped when he realized what he had been about to say, but it was much too late. Padme knew what he had been planning to say. "You can say his name you know. There is no reason to act as if he doesn't exist because he does."

Obi-Wan nodded before he let out a long and tired sigh. "I did not wish to cause you any distress. I know how hard this must be for you. You have always loved Anakin and I wish I had known what was going on before everything changed for the worse. I will always regret knowing that Anakin did not feel as if he could trust me. Despite the rules regarding no attachments for Jedi, if I had known what was going on beforehand I would've stood by you. I would have done whatever it took to make sure that Anakin stayed a Jedi and your marriage was not questioned. Still, there is nothing I can do living in a world of regret. Master Yoda has often said that if we live by the past the future has no chance."

If Padme hadn't been told the truth by her husband than she may actually be inclined to listen to what Obi-Wan was saying, but the fact was she did know the truth and therefore wouldn't be sucked in to his web of deceit. "There has to be a reason as to why Anakin felt he couldn't trust you. I am not trying to insinuate that you were somehow untrustworthy, I am simply pointing out the fact things are not always as they may appear at first glance. You may not understand the reasoning behind his actions and yet that does not mean his reasons are not valid."

"You speak wise words Padme." He told her in agreement as things grew quiet once more.

Padme was happy when the conversation came to a close. She no longer wanted to talk about her husband because lying and painting him as the bad guy was killing her. Anakin was not the bad guy in this situation; that position belonged to the Jedi, to the man who had stolen her children from her claiming it had been for their own good. Who was Obi-Wan Kenobi to decide what the right thing was for her children? He had absolutely no place in their life whatsoever and she was going to make sure that he never had the chance to corrupt them or take them from her again.

The former queen was starting to see her husband's way of thinking. Of course she still did not condone violence if there was another way, but sometimes doing something you may not complete agree with, became necessary in order to survive. Padme was not naïve and she realized that eventually she was going to have to change in order to adapt to the changes taking place in the universe around her. At least she had her husband to help her and Luke and Leia as her motivation. Despite all the challenges Padme was going to face in the very near future, she was determined to succeed. If she hadn't been a strong woman in the past, and she could not know for sure since she did not remember, she was going to be one now.

Silently she made a promise that she would protect her children, help Anakin try to restore order to the galaxy, and not lose herself at the same time. It would be hard, but it was what needed to be done and her first mission was to get her children back while at the same time getting as much information on the Jedi and their plans from Obi-Wan that she possibly could. A war was coming and anyone with a lick of sense could feel it coming. With a war on the horizon sides must be chosen and the time was coming for Padme to choose hers.

TBC…

AN: I wanted to show how Padme realizes that in the future things are going to get bad and fast. I know this did not turn out that great, but my family is going through a bit of a rough time and it is very hard to concentrate on writing. Still, I hope that you liked this chapter and I would love to hear your thoughts.

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