Synopsis

A shadow of doubt had fallen upon the Jedi Council; they suspected Senator Rush Clovis, a delegate for the InterGalactic Banking Clan and a former associate of Padmé Amidala, of harboring sympathies for the Separatist movement. Despite Anakin's objections, the Council requested that Padmé accompany Clovis to Cato Neimoidia, tasking her with uncovering the truth about his loyalties. Padmé consented, believing her history with the Senator—a relationship that had once blossomed into romance before