That wasn't quite how she thought it all worked, the way her father spoke, the need for the senate and the work she would go on to do following in his steps - as a senator. Bail did all he could and in time, she would too. She would extend the help she could provide right under the Empire’s nose. That sounded a lot more fun than being royalty.
Leia’s surprise was clear as Starkiller burst out that he was going to defeat the Empire for her - and whilst she wondered how a child could do that. Perhaps when he was grown up, like she was, he and his master really could do that and it would allow the peace her father talked about to be restored - Leia had witnessed most around her behaving with acceptance and compliance to the Empire, they even spoke of what the Emperor had restored and how the corruption of the Jedi council could have meant so much worse for the galaxy - but they didn’t see things that Leia did. Her parents wouldn’t let her believe just because she wasn’t affected by something, that it didn’t matter, if anything it mattered more that she was in a place to do more for those without choices.
She gave a laugh, not of disbelief, but a hope of sorts - smile wide, no one would have to wait for the slow, gradual and measured ways of changing things, the Empire would be gone, they could change things immediately.
The thing that had her believe him was his demonstration of the The Force, and she stared, her wide eyes following the chocolate bar as it floated and dropped into her awaiting hand. “Wow-” She breathed, deciding she’d better eat it immediately, tearing off the wrapper and chomping, she only gulped enough of it down to talk. “Maybe you really can-” She said, of his promise to defeat the Emperor. “I thought the Force wasn’t even real anymore.” Already she’d got a bit of chocolate on her face. “I wish I could do that- I bet you get up to ALL kinds of stuff when you’ve got magic like that.” Well sort of magic. It could be used for fun too, right?