Smiling gently at both his affection and the kind words that followed them, she shook her head in disagreement that she was worthy of any praise, "Sometimes we can't see the answers there right there in front of us without a little direction."
Any one was guilty of allowing their main focus keep them from viewing the whole picture. Even Padmé wasn't perfect in her logic and needed guidance at times. There was no shame in being imperfect. Only shame in not learning from your past mistakes.
Now deciding to press him for information, she begun her line of questioning, "What has happened here?"
As much as the woman in her would like to spend a moment with him without all the politics and formalities, there were bigger things than the two of them. It was agreed these people were in need of their help, now they needed to formulate the means to provide them with it. And then there could be time for them.