Padme woke up to the sound of someone singing a song in the old Naboo language. Sitting up and listening very carefully, as the song was getting louder, as it was getting closer to her bedroom.
" Um ... Padme, I didn't know that you were up." Dorme said, as she came into the room.
" Morning, Dorme. I heard a song, it was beautiful." Padme stretched, before throwing the covers off herself.
" Oh, yeah. That song that was a song that my mother would sing to me, when I was child. It was her morning song." Dorme went over to the blinds and opened them up, so that the morning sun can shine through the window.
" That was beautiful. She sang in the old language too?" Padme asked, getting out of the bed and grabbing her robe off of the rocking chair.
" Yes, she made all of us use the old language all the time at home. We would use basic, while we out of the house." Dorme went over to the closet and began getting Padme's clothes out of the closet.
" Really? My grandmother made us do the same thing at her house, and mom used to do the same thing too. It would bug my father, because he wanted us to use both languages in the house. Oh. Nothing fancy, ok, just plain clothes today." Padme said, as she looked at the clothes that Dorme had pulled up and noticed that they were her work clothes.
" Um ... yes, milady ... sorry, about that." Dorme said, as she looked down before bowing her head, also knowing that she made a mistake.
" It's ok, Dorme. Don't get upset with yourself, it's not your fault. I didn't get tell you until now, but for the rest of the week, we can wear plain clothes, ok? I'll do my own hair this week too. So, you can let Elle know." Padme said, before walking into the refresher.
" Yes ma'am." Dorme said, putting the clothes back into the closet and looking around for Padme's day clothes.
" Hello, is anyone here?" Elle said, as she came into the bedroom.
" I'm in here, Elle, I was just about to come and see you. Padme asked me to tell you that she is going to be doing her own hair this week, but if you really want to do something, then you can fix breakfast for us." Dorme said, coming out of the closet with Padme's clothes.
" Ok, I will go and find us something to eat." Elle said, turning around and heading out of the bedroom.
Ten minutes later, Padme came out of the refresher with her hair braided and flowing down her back.
" Something smells good." Padme said, grabbing her underwear and putting them on.
" Elle has made us breakfast. I had to give her something, since she isn't doing your hair, and I do know that she is a wonderful cook." Dorme said, as Elle came back into the room.
" Ok. Well, let me get dressed and I will be at the table soon." Padme said, as she looked at both women, and they both realized that she wanted to be alone, so they bowed their heads and headed into the living room.
Padme came out of the bedroom and saw that all her handmaidens were sitting around the table, just waiting for her to come into the room and sit down with them at the table.
" Good morning, everyone. I hope that everyone slept good last night." Padme said, as the food began to be passed around the table.
The girls all nodded their heads and saying yes, ma'am. There was a knock on the door and Dorme got up, went to the door, and opened it up. Standing at the door, was Captain Typho and a couple of security guards.
" I came by to let Padme know that the air shuttle is ready for her, when ever she is ready to head over to the Senate building." Captain Typho said,as he looked into the room.
" Ok, I'll let her know. Have you had breakfast yet? If not, I can make sure that we can save you something and send it down to you." Dorme said.
" Thank you, but I have already eaten breakfast, as have my security staff." Typho said, before nodding his head and turning away, with his two guards and headed back down to the security room.
Dorme came back to the table and there, she and the girls had a meeting, while they ate their breakfast. Thirty minutes later, Padme, Dorme and Corde were getting into the air shuttle and heading over to the Senate building. Once there, they went through the security and got their badges, before making up to the office. Just as they got to the floor, they saw Reginauld opening the office door.
" Good morning, Reginauld." Padme said, as she followed him into the office.
" Good morning, Padme. I have a couple things here that was delivered by my place this afternoon." Reginauld said, as he came over to his desk and put the stuff that he was carrying down on the table.
" Ok. Why don't we go into my office and we can sit on the couch and you can go over the stuff with me there." Padme said, going over to her office door and unlocking the door.
" Ok, that sounds good to me. Let me get the stuff that I was putting together for you and I'll be there in a couple of minutes." Reginauld said, going behind his desk and sitting down in his chair, so that way, he can unlock his desk drawer.
" Ok. See you in a couple minutes, then." Padme said, walking into her office.
Five minutes later, Reginauld comes into the office and they sit down on the couch and start going over some of the stuff that the late Senator was working on, when he passed away.
" Well, since that is all for now, and it's lunch time, I believe we should go and get something to eat, and even call it a day. So, Reginauld, you can have the rest of the day off, and we can meet back here again in the morning to go over the stuff that you got late yesterday." Padme said, getting up and putting her teacup over to the Caf machine.
" Ok. Thank you, Padme. I'll see you in the morning, then. Um ... hello. Can I help you?" Reginauld said, as he saw movement in the waiting room and his office area.
" Good afternoon. I heard that the new Senator is here and I just stopped by to say hello to her." the man said, as he look at Reginauld.
" Hello, Chancellor Palpatine. It's been a long time, since we have seen each other." Padme said, coming out of her office and Corde and Dorme close behind her.
" Well, yes, it's have been a long time. I see that you are the new Senator, Milady. The last time I saw you, you were Queen." Palpatine said, as he almost sneered at her.
" Well, yes, I was Queen and now I'm Senator for Naboo. I plan to make sure that some things are done in the Senate to help not only our people, but the people of the Republic." Padme said, as she handed Dorme the key and she locked the office door.
" I see. Well, then, I wish you luck on that. Now, if you all excuse me, I have a lunch meeting to get to. Hope that you have a great day, Milady." Palpatine said, as he bowed his head and left the office.
" I don't trust him. He should have left office years ago, and I have a feeling that he has something to do with long term. There is something evil about him. Well, it's time go and get something to eat. Sorry, about what you just heard, Reginauld. I will tell you things about that man later, but for now, it's time to leave and get something to eat." Padme said, smiling at the very confused Senator's Aide.
" That's ok. Yes, it's time to eat alright. Hope that you all have a great day, and be careful around him. There is something about him that even I don't like." Reginauld said, as he grabbed all his chips, putting them into his bag, and locking up the empty drawer.
Everyone left the office and went their separate ways, once they where on the landing platforms. Reginauld got into his speeder and headed off towards his apartment.
Padme, Dorme and Corde got into the air shuttle and they head off for the diner that they went to the night before.