One look and I can't catch my breath Two souls into one flesh When you're not next to me I'm incomplete
Soulmates. What a strange concept it is, the idea that there is a being out in the galaxy whom you are destined to be with. For someone whose life has been governed by reason and passion tempered by practicality, it's often hard for Padmé to accept as a reality. She's known only a handful of beings who have actually found that destined someone, most never having their identifier appear and learning to accept and embrace the love they do find in life.
Love itself is a thing she's had so little experience with. A few fleeting moments of attraction have been pushed aside all her life in order to focus on her career, on serving her people and following the path she truly feels she was destined for. Yes, she would like to have a family of her own one day — that had been her plan before Queen Réillata had requested her take up the role of Senator. And now, with so many years of work still not seeing the results she's pursued, she can't imagine leaving her post anytime soon. Her personal life can wait.
Of course, she needs to be alive in order to set her personal life aside. And as reluctant as she is to admit that additional security might be needed, the grief and guilt over the loss of a dear friend is far more effective at convincing her than any of Typho's entreatments. She would do this to avoid delays and further casualties. Reconnecting with someone she'd once trusted with her life is merely a small benefit in the grand scheme of things.
destined to be;
Love itself is a thing she's had so little experience with. A few fleeting moments of attraction have been pushed aside all her life in order to focus on her career, on serving her people and following the path she truly feels she was destined for. Yes, she would like to have a family of her own one day — that had been her plan before Queen Réillata had requested her take up the role of Senator. And now, with so many years of work still not seeing the results she's pursued, she can't imagine leaving her post anytime soon. Her personal life can wait.
Of course, she needs to be alive in order to set her personal life aside. And as reluctant as she is to admit that additional security might be needed, the grief and guilt over the loss of a dear friend is far more effective at convincing her than any of Typho's entreatments. She would do this to avoid delays and further casualties. Reconnecting with someone she'd once trusted with her life is merely a small benefit in the grand scheme of things.