Anything For Them

Home

Naboo felt different. Colder. The walk to the palace that she once called her home was quiet.
Padmé kept her head down, her face covered by her brown curls and deep purple hood. The twins walked beside her, and she held their hands tight. Luke looked around in wonder, exploring this new world with his eyes.
"Luke," Padmé whispered. The boy looked at his mother and a look of realisation crossed his face before he also looked down.
Leia walked close to her mother, her side pressed into the velvet cape. Padmé felt the blaster against her leg, quick to grab if things went south. The official Naboo Royal guards were leading them, but her sense of trust had been shaken in the past few years. Padmé recognised their surroundings by the tiled floor, but she resisted the urge to look up at her old home. She wouldn't relax until they were inside.

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As the chamber doors closed, Padmé let herself breathe normally. She sunk onto the mattress, untying the cloak she wore. Leia struggled to untie her own cloak, and Padmé reached out to help her. Leia turned away stubbornly, untying it by herself. Padmé shook her head, seeing a glimpse of Anakin in her daughter's behaviour. Luke jumped onto the bed beside his mother and let her untie his cloak.
"Did you really live here mommy?" He asked, admiring the room.
"I did," she laughed, smoothing his blonde hair down.
"I don't like it. When are we going home?" Leia grumbled.
"I don't know honey. But you get to start your training tomorrow, isn't that exciting?"
Luke immediately perked up at the mention of training.
"Yeah! I'm gonna be just like daddy and Uncle Obi Wan!" Luke jumped to his feet and swung around his imaginary lightsaber.

Someone knocked on the door and Padmé panicked before she saw Obi Wan opening it. "Settling in?" He asked.
"Uncle Obi! Are you training us tomorrow?" Luke excitedly bounded over to the Jedi master.
"That I am, young padawan," Obi Wan chuckled, patting the boy's head.
He looked up at Padmé.
"Oh, you have a guest," he told the mother, tilting his chin towards the door.
"Just how many people know I'm -" Padmé gasped as she recognised the person. Her hair was shorter and she appeared more muscular, but her face was just like she remembered it.

"Sabé!"
Padmé and her old handmaiden embraced each other tightly, tears in both their eyes.
"Look at you, you haven't aged at all," Sabé laughed, holding her at arms length.
"I missed you so much. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I..." Padmé let out a sob.
"I missed you too, and I completely understood why you had to go into hiding," she smiled, wiping her friend's tears away.
"Who's that mommy?" Leia asked, eyeing the stranger who made her mother cry.
"This is Sabé, one of mommy's old friends."
Sabé knelt down to the twin's height. "It's nice to meet you. You know, it used to be my job to protect your mommy. Have you been taking care of her for me?" She smiled.
"Yeah! We always protect mommy!" Luke told her, a proud smile on his face.
"Good work. I think you would make a great bodyguard." She winked. Padmé laughed. "Sorry, his sights are set on being a Jedi."
Sabé looked up at her, a glimmer of understanding and sympathy in her eye. Padmé stared back, knowing they had a lot to talk about.
"Luke, Leia, why don't you ask Uncle Obi Wan to show you around?" She suggested.
Obi Wan noticed her expression and grabbed the twins' hands.
"Do you two want to see the gardens?" He asked, guiding them out the door. She heard Luke's excited yelling as they moved further down the hall.
Once they were alone in the room, Padmé sighed and sat on the edge of the bed.
"So, I assume you have a few questions."

After reading the Padmé novel I decided that I had to add Sabé. Thank you to those who comment you really help me work faster! Hope you liked this chapter!!