Not with someone else in the way you might think. [ A pause, because she wants to say something about how little time her and Anakin were able to spend truly in private, but she doesn't think that will go over well, so there's just that hesitation, the slight falter of her smile, but it passes and she fills bowls and returns them to her children. ]
But I almost always had handmaidens or bodyguards within close reach. I can think of very few times since I was elected Queen that I've ever been truly alone.
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But I almost always had handmaidens or bodyguards within close reach. I can think of very few times since I was elected Queen that I've ever been truly alone.