Chapter 501: Dry Wood Fire
499. Dry Wood Fire
The voice that called her was very low, so no one else noticed, but it still scared Padmé Amidala. Jumping, she turned around suddenly, only to see a woman with short hair calling her.
"Mina Bonteri? How did you..." Padmé immediately recognized this person.
Mina Bontri, a councilor from the planet Onderon, she once lived and taught on the planet Naboo for a period of time. At that time, Padmé Nabeli, who was studying law, was her students, they also established good relationships.
But later, because the planet Onderon was getting closer and closer to the separatist movement, the two of them also cut off contact in order to avoid suspicion. Now, Padmé really didn't expect to meet Mina Bonteri here.
And now it is really surprising to see her on this refugee ship.
Said to be refugees, in fact, most of them are people from outer planets who left the areas controlled by the Republic in spaceships and returned to their hometowns. Because the smell of war between the Republic and separatism is getting stronger and stronger now, and individuals know that war is imminent, so those who go to the areas controlled by the Republic to do business, go to work, etc. are preparing to go home, worried that they will become Victims of war.
Therefore, in the past six months or so, the passenger flights between the outer ring and the inner ring have been full every day, and every day they are crowded with people who had to abandon their careers and return to their hometowns because of the war.
"Actually, we have also begun to evacuate." Mina replied while looking around, then pulled Padmé to an inconspicuous corner.
"Evacuate? You mean those separations..." Padme stopped mid-sentence. She felt that it was not polite to mention this word in front of her friend and teacher.
"Yes, separatism. It's our planet that supports separatism." After confirming that the surroundings were safe, Mina said openly, "Because of the Military Creation Act, let us see The Republic seems to really want to go to war, so we can only go home."
"But...it's not over yet!" Padme lowered her voice and said, "We are trying to figure out a way to not let this happen. The bill passed!"
"But even you were forced to leave Coruscant, weren't you?" Mina asked.
"No...such a thing..." Padmé wanted to refute, but she didn't know where to start.
"Listen to me Padmé. Chancellor Palpatine is the one who really wants to start a war." Mina said earnestly, "Frank has told us about this matter more than once, and it was he who We have the strength to continue fighting in the parliament, otherwise, I would have wanted to leave two years ago."
"No... Although the speaker is sometimes hesitant, he definitely would not want to. War. He had countless opportunities to push the Republic into war, but every time he personally pulled the Republic back from the abyss of war," Padmé said.
"There are many things that you can't see in Coruscant..." Mina Bontry sighed and did not try to convince Padmé, "Goodbye Padmé, I just don't know what's next. What kind of occasion will it be when we meet for the first time... Sigh..."
After that, she carried her suitcase and got back into the crowded crowd in the cabin without looking back, and disappeared.
Padmé wanted to say something else, but Anakin beside her grabbed her cattails and pulled her back to the wall. Then he stood up and blocked her with his body.
"Be careful, Padme. Someone is looking for you. That person just now, she really helped you." Anakin said calmly.
Padmé Amidala looked over and found a few people in casual clothes looking around, as if they were looking for something. But when they looked here, they seemed to see nothing.
"Don't worry, I will protect you. This is my promise." Anakin said confidently.
"Those people just now..."
"Yes, I used the Force to make them unable to see anything." Only then did Padmé Amidala realize her hand He was being held by Anakin, and he quickly shook him off, as if he was electrocuted.
Anakin rubbed his fingers without leaving a trace, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
On the other side, a man with an expression as if someone owed him a million came over and asked Mina, "Who were you talking to just now?"
"Oh, it was me before. One of my students, named... Susan." Mina Bontry smiled.
The man nodded and said seriously: "Please be careful and don't talk to people casually. After all, we don't know whether the Republic will attack us. Palpatine is a duplicity. It’s not surprising that he does anything secretly, but please rest assured that our Military Intelligence Department will do our best to protect you from Coruscant.”
Mina smiled reluctantly, "Okay, thank you for your protection."
"In addition, if you see Padmé Amidala, remember to report it. There is an extreme person following her. The dangerous Jedi must be captured and brought back," the man added.
Mina said: "Don't worry, if I see her, I will report it to you immediately."
After saying that, she frowned and thought about it, "Dangerous Jedi Knight "
Like other people on the outer planets, she had no good impression of the Jedi Order, so she really began to worry about Padmé's safety. But she thought about it carefully and remembered that there was really no one else around Padmé just now, she was just alone. So he shook his head in relief and found a relatively spacious place to sit on his luggage.
...
Anakin Skywalker accompanied Padmé Amidala back to the planet Naboo. Padmé did not appear in public because another of her handmaidens was playing her role in Coruscant. role.
So during this period of time, Padmé simply let go of everything and returned to her hometown to live with Anakin Skywalker.
When Anakin Skywalker first met Padmé 10 years ago, he regarded her as the most beautiful angel in the world. At that time, Padmé left an indelible impression on Anakin's heart, so after 10 years of separation, he, who was already in love, finally couldn't hold back his inner emotions and vented all the fire in the past 10 years.
He began to pursue Padmé crazily.
And Padmé also fell in love with this sunny, handsome, brave and decisive boy at first sight. Although she has been busy running around as a queen and a council member for 10 years, she no longer has much impression of Anakin when she was a child, but she has It doesn't stop her from being tempted by Anakin's pursuit now as a woman.
A young, powerful and confused Jedi Knight came together with an equally young and beautiful Congressman, like dry wood and a raging fire.
At this moment, the precepts of the Jedi, the constitution of the Republic, the barriers of status, and the age gap were all thrown away.
What separatism, what a republic, what war, what parliament, what military bill, all were completely forgotten.
At this moment, the young couple who had just fallen in love were just madly in love. They were enjoying the precious world of two people in this troubled world and enjoying love.
(End of this chapter)