After making some arrangements for the Rebel Alliance's operations here, Padmé Amidala went to another private communications room in the basement. After checking the time, she opened a channel.
Several minutes passed before the transmission connected, projecting the image of a mature woman in her thirties.
It was none other than Chandrila's Imperial Senator, Mon Mothma!
"My apologies, Leader. Coruscant's patrols have been much tighter these past few days. It took me some extra time to shake them," Mon Mothma said, addressing Padmé Amidala as "Leader" as well.
In politics, Padmé Amidala was her senior. Though she was only two years older than Padmé, when Mon Mothma first became Chandrila's senator in 32 BBY, wearing the halo of the Republic Senate's youngest senator, Padmé Amidala had already, as Queen of Naboo, ended the Trade Federation's invasion of Naboo, impeached Chancellor Finis Valorum, and helped Sheev Palpatine become the new Chancellor.
However, Mon Mothma, who came from an aristocratic background, had initially held opposing views from Padmé Amidala. Yet as they spent more and more time together in the Senate, Mon Mothma gradually came to admire Padmé Amidala's courage, candor, and intelligence.
Later, among those who gradually came together to oppose Chancellor Palpatine's dictatorship, Padmé Amidala had in fact been their leader.
Thus, to Mon Mothma, Padmé Amidala had always been an idol in her heart. When Padmé resolved to fight Emperor Palpatine with force and began organizing the Rebel Alliance, Mon Mothma was the first to stand up and support her, using every resource at her disposal to assist the Rebel Alliance's activities.
And naturally, she began calling Padmé Amidala "Leader."
Padmé Amidala smiled faintly. "It's all right. Seeing that you're safe is what matters most to me. If this operation weren't so important, I wouldn't have wanted to involve