What's next?

Give in to the Trade Federation

"What?" Padme asked, astonished.

"Admit that you're lying about the Trade Federation blockading Naboo, and no one finds out that all those embarrassing situations were you."

"Why do you care? You're a journalist!"

"Yes, covering a story no one cares about. Nobody really believes the Federation didn't blockade your little backwater home, but we have to keep reporting on both sides and it's deathly dull. But if you admit you made the whole thing up, suddenly it's interesting."

"And let me guess, once everyone moves on you suddenly swoop in with the truth that it really did?"

Fre lounged on the sofa, plucked one of Padme's chocolates out of the box, and tossed it into her mouth.

"What a brilliant idea!"

Padme sighed. It seemed that either way this was not going to go well for her.