Comette

“What I learned was that I'd rather be second to you than first to anyone else.''
Confessing her feelings was like a weight lifting off of Sabe's chest. It had taken her so long to figure it out, to put words to what she knew in her heart. And now she had done it. She wanted to fly.
'I can order you to your death,' Padme said.
Her voice was so quiet that Sabe barely heard her. She reached out and took Padme's hands.
'And I would go,' she said.
'I can't be that dedicated to you,' Padme said.
'I know,' Sabe said.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Peril

“Padmé Amidala was completely still. The brown halo of her hair spread out around her, softened here and there by white blossoms that had blown through the air to find their rest amongst her curls. Her skin was pale and perfect. Her face was peaceful. Her eyes were closed and her hands were clasped across her stomach as she floated. Naboo carried on without her.

Even now, at the end, she was watched.”
― E.K. Johnston, Queen's Shadow

“What place could be farther from anti-Imperial activity than Palpatine’s home planet? They’d be nothing but happy to learn of her trip to the Naboo system.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan

“If Kier Domadi wanted to put his arms around her—well, he’d find a way. Or she would.”
― Claudia Gray, Leia, Princess of Alderaan