And that's what we do. Luke and I, and Han. [It's just second nature to mention him at this point, enough so that it doesn't entirely occur to her that Padmé has no idea who he is.] We're a part of an organization called the Rebel Alliance. We've spent years fighting the Empire.

[Some of them longer than others. It's knowledge of Padmé's own history as a politician--of her friendship with Bail and their professional associations--that leads her to continue speaking. It feels almost boastful, but somehow, she doubts her mother will think of it that way; they have so much time to catch up on, between the two of them, and politics are a way of life for Leia.]

I've been trying to bring justice to the galaxy for almost ten years now. I was elected to the Imperial Senate when I was fourteen.

[She's never rested since, and she wasn't exactly a slouch beforehand, either. Between lessons and training and steeplechase races, Leia's spent most of her life busy.]