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functusofficio) wrote2018-07-30 07:13 am
functusofficio) wrote2018-07-30 07:13 am
port out letters.
For Anakin.
Ani --
I know you too well to believe that you will not try to find a way to undo what has happened, but for my sake I would ask that you do not. We have seen the consequences that fall on those who attack the Porter, and I would not have you suffer that on my behalf.
Please know that my time here with you has been some of the happiest of my life. To be able to acknowledge our marriage in open and to spend time with our children and grandchild has been a gift I did not think I would ever be given. Perhaps this place will at some point once again grant that to me.
Despite everything, it is my belief that Qui-Gon was correct when he once told me that all living things join the Force eventually. Look for me there, and know that I will always be waiting for you.
Your loving wife,
Padme
[ The envelope is filled with the flowers he had brought her, dried and preserved carefully, and a solid ring that he will recognize as a perfect replica of the wedding rings they had exchanged and then had to hide away on Naboo. ]
For Luke & Leia
My children --
As different as you have grown to be in some ways, it remains difficult for me to think of you without remembering you coming into the world together. I am so proud of you both - everything you have achieved and accomplished and risen past, everything you will continue to do. It is the greatest joy I have known to have met you both and learned of your lives, and more than I could have hoped for.
Perhaps sometime I will return here. If that is not the case, please know that I will always be looking out for you. A mother's love and pride span worlds and galaxies.
With love,
Your Mother
[ Accompanying this letter is a handwritten recipe for Luke, as close as Padme has come to replicating her childhood food from Naboo, and for Leia a small handerkerchief, unremarkable until a closer look reveals that it is hand stitched and bears the royal insignia of Alderaan in one corner entwined with that of Naboo. ]
To Kylo
Kylo --
It has been my privilege to get to meet you and come to know you, and I am glad it came to pass even if it must come to an end. You have a long journey ahead of you still, I feel, but please know that even if I am not there with you in person I will always be there in spirit.
I am proud of the steps you have made for yourself and your own destiny since arriving here, and I know that you have it in you to achieve great and good things. I wish only that I had been able to be there for you in your youth, but know that I am proud of you. It was my privilege to meet you.
With love,
Your Grandmother
[ This letter is accompanied by a print from the art museum they had visited during the time loops one day that she had returned later when time resumed to buy. On the back she has written one of his poems. ]
Ani --
I know you too well to believe that you will not try to find a way to undo what has happened, but for my sake I would ask that you do not. We have seen the consequences that fall on those who attack the Porter, and I would not have you suffer that on my behalf.
Please know that my time here with you has been some of the happiest of my life. To be able to acknowledge our marriage in open and to spend time with our children and grandchild has been a gift I did not think I would ever be given. Perhaps this place will at some point once again grant that to me.
Despite everything, it is my belief that Qui-Gon was correct when he once told me that all living things join the Force eventually. Look for me there, and know that I will always be waiting for you.
Your loving wife,
Padme
[ The envelope is filled with the flowers he had brought her, dried and preserved carefully, and a solid ring that he will recognize as a perfect replica of the wedding rings they had exchanged and then had to hide away on Naboo. ]
For Luke & Leia
My children --
As different as you have grown to be in some ways, it remains difficult for me to think of you without remembering you coming into the world together. I am so proud of you both - everything you have achieved and accomplished and risen past, everything you will continue to do. It is the greatest joy I have known to have met you both and learned of your lives, and more than I could have hoped for.
Perhaps sometime I will return here. If that is not the case, please know that I will always be looking out for you. A mother's love and pride span worlds and galaxies.
With love,
Your Mother
[ Accompanying this letter is a handwritten recipe for Luke, as close as Padme has come to replicating her childhood food from Naboo, and for Leia a small handerkerchief, unremarkable until a closer look reveals that it is hand stitched and bears the royal insignia of Alderaan in one corner entwined with that of Naboo. ]
To Kylo
Kylo --
It has been my privilege to get to meet you and come to know you, and I am glad it came to pass even if it must come to an end. You have a long journey ahead of you still, I feel, but please know that even if I am not there with you in person I will always be there in spirit.
I am proud of the steps you have made for yourself and your own destiny since arriving here, and I know that you have it in you to achieve great and good things. I wish only that I had been able to be there for you in your youth, but know that I am proud of you. It was my privilege to meet you.
With love,
Your Grandmother
[ This letter is accompanied by a print from the art museum they had visited during the time loops one day that she had returned later when time resumed to buy. On the back she has written one of his poems. ]