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by the way, if Padmé calls your muse something mean, it's just for plot
i don't think that way about anyone I've ever interacted with in this verse 😭
"Sometimes, we're afraid and don't want to believe that we are, Ani."
"Maybe they're afraid the chancellor might get too close? Or the chancellor is trying something?"
She never really lived Sheev. She always thought he was too giddy and egar to watch things unfold. It made +
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⠀⠀”They refuse to trust me because of it, their reasons are ridiculous.”
⠀⠀”I think they’re being too cautious, it’s insulting to me.” He pinched the bridge of his nose, frustration became increasingly clearer.
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The empire hadn’t even come into fruition when Qui-Gon was murdered. It was the Jedi! They sent us to our deaths. You of all people should understand as well.
We all miss him. I'm sure you miss him more than anyone in the galaxy but you joined the very thing that killed him.
That's a level of betrayal that can't be undone.
`` I don't understand that. Every future is clouded. I understand that the force gives abilities to see what could be but nothing is ever truly set in stone. ``
She sighs. Hearing idiocy was her day—to—day job and she could never get away from it.
`` Well, I think they're +
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⠀”What I heard from Master Yoda is that they don’t trust me because they sense a darkness within me. They say my future is clouded.”
⠀⠀He didn’t like the way they’d talked about it, how easily the masters could talk poorly about him. +
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`` I'm sure Obi—Wan does trust you! And the council should! You're a great Jedi. There must be a reason to their decision? ``
Her words were always so genuine.
`` You've come a long way, Ani. So there has to be a reason, even if it's a silly one. ``
She placed a comforting +
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⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ “Yeah, to put it simply.”
⠀⠀He could never see why they didn’t trust the chancellor. He’s been nothing but a friend and mentor to the blonde. There’s nothing wrong with that right?
⠀⠀”Waiting for the right time? Padmé they don’t trust me, not even Obi Wan.”
If only she believed her own words of comfort. Something told her that both sides were falling apart but it wasn't her place. She could only speak for her side.
`` So essentially, you're caught in the middle of peace and politics? ``
She never truly trusted the chancellor. Even when she was queen and he was in the role of senator.
He gave her a vibe she did not like.
`` The council could be waiting for the right time, Ani. ``
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⠀⠀”The chancellor, he’s appointed me as his personal representative in the council.”
⠀⠀He started, hesitating before continuing.
⠀⠀”The council allowed it, but they refuse to give me the rank of master.” +
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