[he doesn't know whether to take that as a positive or not. that padmé really doesn't remember their reunion. with so much history between them, both good and bad, he's caught between being upset that she has no recollection of their marriage, and relieved that she doesn't know how it all ended. doesn't know that he's the one to blame for her death.

his steps falter for the briefest moment as he forces himself to take a deep breath. to let it out slowly. to remind himself that there is a reason for all this. it just hasn't been made apparent yet.]

We met again on Coruscant. The Council sent us to protect you. [he's aware that there's only so much that he can really say. that he doesn't have the right to attempt to change her future, no matter how much he may want to warn her. with all that's happened between their two times though, he can't take the risk of making things worse. their galaxy needs that balance, needs luke and leia to keep it even.]

That was ten years after we first met. I suppose that means there isn't long to go now.