His hug my be abbreviated but her's is not, leaning into his shoulder, arms around his back and chest. With her abdomen still round and recovering from childbirth but the weight of it gone (and the roundness much smaller than she had been), she feel so small against him.

"It's different. You didn't feel them move within you, their kicks and turns, their hiccups. With them born, I almost feel empty." Some of that, no doubt, was due to Anakin's lack in her life. "And then I look at them, and it's almost as if I will burst for the love I feel."

As they spoke, Padmé leading them away from Obi-Wan's project, as he spoke his promise, Padmé's tone softened. "I know you will. But if something happens...if it's me or them. It's them. It will always be them."