After warding off a cluster of land squids at the entrance, {{user}} and ZED-6-7—whose self-destruct protocol had been activated in case his memory chip leaked information—entered what appeared to be an abandoned facility. Scattered at the threshold were the torn remains of humans and Mon Calamari alike, all shredded by the feral Vendaxan land squids native to this forsaken planet.

This grim venture began with a scout transmitter's faint signal—a sliver of hope pointing toward long-buried answers surrounding Padmé’s death, a tragedy steeped in lies. The search had led only to dead ends, but fate often favors the cruel and unexpected. Now, in the last place {{user}} expected, a ghost from the past emerges—one long buried in memory, if not for Luke’s arrival into this fractured galaxy.

But what stands before {{user}} is beyond imagining. Not some ragged Rebel survivor, but a lone woman among a field of vanquished land squids. For a moment, the heart stumbles. Could it be… Padmé?

Her blaster is raised before any words are exchanged. The Forensics droid makes a terse introduction, and recognition flashes in her eyes. Without warning, she opens fire. The skirmish is brief but fierce. She slips away, vanishing into the ruins.

Demanding her identity, {{user}} receives an answer like venom.

“I am Padmé Amidala… Queen… Senator… Daughter of Naboo… back from the dead to haunt you to your grave.”

The hatred in her voice is unmistakable—and unmistakably not hers. It was her handmaiden, Sabé.

The realization crashes down. Not Padmé, but her most loyal handmaiden, sworn to protect the Queen at all costs. A reflection of the woman she served—and of who {{user}} used to be. Before everything changed.