Eye Of The Needle (Star Wars)

Chapter 46: Arguments & Negotiations

As soon as I walked into my room, I immediately looked around in awe. The room was spacious, bigger than my room in the Corellian palace. It consisted of a giant bed, a desk with a chair, a drawer, a small couch right in front of a giant window with a view of the town, and a door leading to a private bathroom. A grin appeared on my face. 

This mission may be a pain, but at least I get to sleep on a fluffy bed with pillows instead of a dirt ground floor with a no blankets to cover myself. With that thought in bed, I jumped into bed, falling asleep right away.

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The next morning after getting dressed, I heard a knock on the door. I mentally groaned. Please tell me it's not Leander. I won't be able to deal with him this early in the day. I reluctantly opened the door to find Leander standing on the other side. He had a bright smile on his face. I was tempted to slam the door on his face, but I stopped myself. We were trying to convince them to speak to their Senate to reach an agreement in an attempt to stop the war. But what I couldn't understand is why my mom thought the Separatists can be spoken to. They take a planet whether the civilians want to or not.

"Good morning, Lady Storm." Leander greeted me.

I forced a smile. "Good morning, your highness."

"I hope you slept well. We're about to have breakfast." He informed me before extending an arm out to me.

I raised an eyebrow. "You're kidding."

He furrowed his brows. "Is there a problem?"

I wanted to say yes, but I had to swallow my pride. Remember Storm, you're doing this for your mom...and to end the war. Just hang in there a little longer and we'll be off this planet in no time. I did my best, forcing a smile. "No, there's no problem."

With that, I placed my arm around Leander's. He then escorted me down the hallways to the dining room. As we walked, he spoke up. "Lady Storm, I know we don't see eye to eye, but I wish we could get along."

"I wish we could as well. It would make negotiations a lot better." I commented.

"When we are done with negotiations, what will you do?" He inquired.

"I will return to the Jedi temple on Coruscant and resume my Jedi duties." I responded.

"And if the war continues?" He mentioned.

"Then I fight on whatever planet the Republic needs me to battle on." I answered.   

Leander merely nodded, remaining silent for the rest of the walk to the dining room. When we finally reached the dining room, I saw the King, Queen, Iris, mom, Areria, Rex, and Koltav all sitting down at a long table. Rex didn't have his helmet on but much to our relief, the Queen and King were acting as though nothing was wrong. The dining room had a few holopaintings, a giant window with drapes, several holostatues, a few plants found from different planets, and a door, which servants walked in and out of. No doubt that lead to the kitchens.

As soon as we entered, everyone turned towards us. Koltav's eyes lit up, and he offered me a smile. However that smile vanished as soon as his fell on my arm, which was still around Leander's. I immediately pulled my arm away from Leander and walked over to the table, sitting next to Koltav. Leander sat across from me on the other side. I watched Koltav narrow his eyes at Leander, his right hand clutching his fork. I tried calming him down by placing a hand over Koltav's right hand.  

"Now that we're all here, we may begin." The Queen commented.

The King then clapped his hands. In a heartbeat, several servants rushed out carrying silver platters that were covered with plates of food. They wasted no time in placing the plates on the table before us. The plates consisted pancakes of green, blue, and gold, fruits and berries such as Cularin berries and Jogan fruit, fruit tarts, lizard eggs from the mountains of Dubrillion, and Roba sausage. The servants also served us gold colored milk in silver goblets. There was also blue honeycup, which was served in small tea cups.