A crystal goblet slipped from a pair of fair, delicate hands and shattered into countless fragments on the floor.
"W-What did you say? Anakin... he... he's dead?" Padmé Amidala's face instantly turned deathly pale, and she could barely remain standing.
"Yes, Senator Amidala. Chancellor Palpatine announced the news just moments ago." Padmé Amidala's faithful maid, Dormé, spoke with a worried expression as she took out a terminal and projected the report in a hologram.
...The brave and fearless war hero, the true guardian of the Galactic Republic, Anakin Skywalker, was attacked yesterday on Naboo by the evil Sith Lord of the Separatists, the Archangel of Death, who was also the Governor of Dawn Star Planet. He suffered grievous injuries and ultimately died despite rescue efforts.
...Anakin Skywalker, a pioneer in resisting the tyranny of the Jedi Order, rendered outstanding service and made tremendous contributions during the struggle against the Separatist invasion...
The great Chancellor Sheev Palpatine warned everyone that the world of the Force was cruel and dark. In places unknown to the public, the struggle between the remnants of the Jedi Order, Count Dooku, and the Archangel of Death was exceptionally brutal, no less intense than the fleet battles on the front lines. According to His Excellency the Chancellor, the Force was not something peace-loving citizens should involve themselves with...
"Why... What exactly happened on Naboo?" Padmé Amidala weakly clutched her forehead. "I don't want to see this kind of hollow propaganda. I need firsthand intelligence!"
"There is very little intelligence. All we know is that our secret estate on Naboo was attacked. Even though we had arranged more than a hundred guards around the estate, it was completely useless." Dormé lowered her head. "I don't even know how that, uh, Darth Malthael found the estate... Its location was