episode thirteen — WHEREVER YOU ARE attack of the clones warnings: trauma, blood, violence
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Lillia continued with her royal duties from the estate. Despite being away from the palace, she was not exempt from paperwork. Although she was quite exhausted, her mind raced on the thought of Anakin. His role in protecting her had been stripped away, all because of his stupid actions. It was now three days later, and every so often, Isheyla would pop in to make sure Lillia was still on safe grounds. She would repeat the same cycle. Wake up, gaze out to the gardens and hope that this was a dream, finish paperwork, then stare at her bedroom ceiling wondering where Anakin was. They have been separated before, for several years, but this felt different. They had just gotten eachother back, and now it was time for them to leave once more. Lillia wondered when Obi-Wan would find the origin of the poisonous bullet, and when he did, it would ensure her full safety back home.
Against the rules of the Council, Lillia used a holo-projector to talk to her sisters. At this point, she didn't care who could hack into the system and find her location, she just wanted to see her family. Valérian had been on lockdown since the abduction of Lillia, meaning that barely any cargo ships could make it in and out of the protected atmosphere. The only approved ships were senate and royalty, and sometimes food shipments offered to Orhela and or, neighboring planets. "How's the estate?" Talia asked, her voice robotic from the projector.
"Lonely." The younger sister returned.
Talia nodded. Usually the family would go all together, but now it was just a safe house.
"How is Helaena?" Lillia wondered. Talia looked back, "Still packing, she leaves tonight." She frowned. "Oh." Lillia responded. Helaena was off to Erriel soon, and she would finally be at peace with her husband and the weight of the galaxy would be lifted off her shoulders.
"I'm sure you will be home soon, everybody misses you, especially Circe." Talia chimed. Lillia loved having nieces, they all felt like her real children, which she hoped to have one day. Some nights, Lillia would have dreams of holding a baby girl. She had dark brown hair, with small freckles similar to herself, and hazel eyes that looked up to her in wonder. Lillia visited the temple of Sirena several times after she had the reoccurring dream. It was Valéri tradition to bring your first born to the temple, and it was a wonderful celebration of new life. "Well, tell Circe that as soon as I return, I'll perhaps take her on a little adventure." Lillia smiled. Talia giggled in return.
Her projector chimed, and Lillia glanced over to a small message. "I have another message incoming, i'll talk to you later Tals." Lillia talked, earning a short goodbye from her sister. The Queen pressed a button on the small front of the projector, and it opened up to coordinates. Her eyebrows furrowed.
