[They were. Past tense. Padmé doesn't fail to pick that up, and while she knows that it is possible that they have met some natural end, there is a feeling that it isn't the case. And she wants to know, she does, but looking at Leia, recognizing the tone in her voice, she cannot. Will not.

Her hand does give a squeeze, as knowing both Bail and Breha, Padmé knows that they would have moved stars for the child that they raised as their own. Bail had always been hardworking- just as much as she- and Breha had been no less. It was a pity that they had had no children before, but it seemed that they wouldn't remain childless.

Of course she is blinking softly, rapidly, seeking to keep those tears that threaten at bay.]

I learned much from Bail, and he from me. I owe him much as well.

[And moreso, it seems, for raising Leia. But she understand that Leia is saying, can see what she means without her saying it. She knows Bail and she knows Breha. Both are steadfast and true, and no doubt they would have instilled all their virtues upon her.]

It is... And I am sorry that it is all you had. But I am glad that you did have at least that. I would have loved to have given you more- so much more, Leia. I was terrified, yes, at finding out I was pregnant, but happy. So happy as well.