[ She hadn't known just when Anakin and Padme had gotten married, and had never specifically been told they had. Or perhaps they hadn't. Some things just confuse her about other species still. But now she realizes that Padme has to be from even earlier than she'd thought. Still, Ahsoka holds herself still and steady, offering Padme a buffer to help hold to the present.

And of course her friend asks about Anakin and Obi-Wan. But this is where it gets...tricky. And she hears the hesitation and careful wording in her own voice. ] Rumors say they were cut down.

[ Which is both true and she wishes it were for the former.

Her hands clench at her thighs again. ]

We trusted them completely. None of us saw it coming. Not even Jedi are invincible, Padme...And the Republic was replaced with a Galactic Empire.