The Fan Fiction Archive updates with three new stories this week. The second story, "Letting Go" by rhonderoo, shows Padme's letter to Luke on the day he's taken to Tatooine.

Letting Go by rhonderoo

Excerpt

I watch as the sun rises softly out my bedroom window. It's early morning here at the palace in Aldera. I think of the times I've watched the sunrise in my own home on Naboo, while waiting for Anakin to wake. Those are the times my memory grasps for now - the times when I was at peace, even in war. I had my home. I had the anticipation of a life with my family - my husband and my children.

A small sound comes from your crib in the corner of the bedroom. Soon my handmaidens will come. Then I will have to give up this quiet time and face the world again. I will have to be strong again. I tire of being strong more and more these days. I gave up on wishing and waiting for good things to happen the day Obi-Wan told me your father was dead. Read more here.

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