"I grew up in the Terlaine sector of Naboo. It was where those houses which were so called 'nobles' who were not royal or high up in the ranks lived."
He nodded.
"I entered the military service there, and did little more than stand in a station and look formal. While there, I met the son of the then current Senator. An invitation to a party, and a few long conversations later, I had secured a place as an attache. Ten years later, I was Senator."
He sipped his drink, leaving out a great deal. His training as a Sith, his killing of a Jedi, and his early romance which had ended in failure.
"I have been... or was, rather, a Senator for almost ten years before the cube brought me to Here."