If Padmé had been aware and able to do anything in regards to either situation, she'd probably agree with her old friend. As it were, she was left to come to her own conclusions, and they were just as ugly as the reality in front of her.

Children?! They'd be parents. While Obi-Wan's obvious knowledge of the depth of her relationship with Anakin was a little disconcerting, she'd never thought they'd be able to keep everything from someone they were both so close to. But the prospect of parenthood....?

However, her old friend didn't sound as pleased as she could hope for.

"When do I give birth to these children? Does the Council try to take them from us? Is that why?"

She can't even fully ask the question, but she has to know. Children was a subject that she and Anakin never discussed, what with war and the need to keep their marriage a secret and a million other things all working against them. But a chance for them to be a real family was something she'd secretly prayed for, wanted, craved for a while, especially after her last trip home with her sister and nieces.

"I have to know."