During the celebrations of the Naboo victory, Minnau was reunited with Nandi, and they went on to complete their schooling. Within a decade of the Invasion of Naboo, Minnau and Nandi became employed as servants of Amidala, who had since risen to be Naboo's representative in the Republic Senate. While Amidala worked in the Senate on the galactic capital of Coruscant, Minnau and Nandi remained on Naboo to manage the Senator's family estate, Varykino, in the Lake Country,[1] where they worked as resort waitresses.[5] In 22 BBY, after being targeted by a series of attempts on her life, Amidala returned to Naboo with a Jedibodyguard, Anakin Skywalker, and decided to stay at Varykino. Minnau and Nandi waited on Amidala and Skywalker at the estate during the pair's dinner,[7] serving freshly hand-picked shuurafruit after their meal[1] and then returning to clean up the pair's plates.[5] It was only a short time later that the Clone Warsbroke out across the galaxy, and Minnau was subsequently recalled to join Amidala's staff at Coruscant's Naboo Embassy. In her new position, Minnau was once again separated from Nandi.[1]
"Teckla is one of my aides. Like so many of the people that we tell ourselves we're here to serve, Teckla lives in a district that rarely has electricity and running water—as a result of the war. Her children can now only bathe every two weeks, and they have no light in which to read or study at night."
―Padmé Amidala, in an address to the full Republic Senate[src]
Minnau continued to serve Amidala as a handmaiden during the war,[3] and by around 21 BBY,[8] Minnau had begun to raise children of her own. Because of the war, however, the district where her family lived had sparse access to running water and electricity, to the point that her children had no light to read or study by at night and could only bathe every two weeks. Yet despite these hindrances,[4] Minnau remained a loyal aide to Amidala.[2] Following a Senate debate on a proposed bill to escalate clone trooper production, Minnau accompanied Amidala from the Senate Building back to her office in the Republic Executive Building and brought back a datapad for her; she remained there while Amidala spoke with her close allies, Senators Bail Prestor Organa and Onaconda Farr, about defeating the troop proposal. A night later, when Amidala, bruised and battered after a run-in with bounty hunters, returned to her Naboo Embassy apartment, Minnau treated her facial wounds with an antiseptic. Although Minnau suggested that Amidala report the incident to the Jedi High Council, the Senator refused, as she knew that her assailants had been trying to prevent her from voting against the troop increase. Minnau provided moral support for Amidala, who was losing hope with her prospects of outvoting the bill, and at the Senator's request, Minnau stayed at the apartment to tell her about the war's effect on her family, a conversation that Amidala took to heart.[4]
Minnau encouragingly presents Amidala with her headpiece to wear before the Senate.
When Organa was injured by the same bounty hunters who had attacked Amidala, he was unable to deliver a scheduled speech against the clonetrooper escalation bill, and the task of addressing the Senate fell to Amidala. Although Amidala was not confident that her fellow politicians would listen to her given her partisanship, Minnau, presenting her Senator with her formal Senatorial headpiece, convinced her to speak before the Senate by citing the fact that she was the one who truly understood the war's impact on the Republic citizenry. Minnau accompanied Amidala to the Senate Chamber, where she watched her address the Senate body. In a speech that was broadcast across Coruscant,[4] Amidala provided a moving account of the war's effects on Minnau, an everyday civilian,[3] and her family, arguing that the longer the conflict went on, the more it would consume funds for the people's basic services.[4] Her address stirred the Senate,[3] and her colleagues received it with a thunderous round of applause.[4] Because of her speech about Minnau, Amidala won much support in the Senate,[9] though the bill was ultimately passed to escalate clone trooper production.[10][11]
Amidala later became pregnant, but she did her utmost to keep it a secret.[12] Minnau was one of the few beings entrusted with the knowledge of her Senator's pregnancy, and she served as a caretaker and nurse to Amidala. She also did her part to keep the pregnancy hidden from others.[1] In 19 BBY, Amidala died, and Supreme ChancellorPalpatinetransformed the Republic into the Galactic Empire.[12] As the New Order was established and rose to prominence, Minnau returned to Naboo, where she intended to live out the rest of her life. She married an aspiring writer and, in time, became a handmaiden to Naboo's Queen Kylantha.[1]
"I've been against this bill from day one! If they didn't listen to me before, why would they listen now?" "Because you do listen. You understand what the people are going through. Please…your people are waiting for you."
―Padmé Amidala is convinced by Teckla Minnau to speak before the full Senate[src]
Minnau was loyal to Amidala and shared a close relationship with her.
A loyal aide to Senator Padmé Amidala[2] and a trusted handmaiden under Queen Kylantha, Teckla Minnau possessed enough skill in the fields of etiquette and hospitality to be employed by the Royal House of Naboo in several capacities, first to Amidala and later to Kylantha. A resourceful individual, Minnau was able to survive the Invasion of Naboo despite being in great danger.[1] While serving Amidala, Minnau placed the Senator's needs before her own without complaint, even in the difficult times that the Clone Wars brought about.[2] She dutifully tended to Amidala's wounds after the Senator was injured in an encounter with bounty hunters, and she was of the belief that Amidala should report the encounter to the Jedi Council. Minnau did not support Amidala simply through matters of administration or physical treatment. She was quite concerned for her Senator on a personal level, providing words of encouragement when Amidala was losing hope that no one else cared about the ongoing deterioration of democracy within the Senate. Because Amidala was willing to interact with "people like" herself, Minnau believed that her Senator was unlike most politicians in that she actually listened to the words of the people, was concerned for the wartime struggles they were going through, and cared about their needs[4]—such principles, Minnau saw, were a strength of Amidala's.[13]
Minnau was timid at times; while attempting to comfort Amidala following the bounty hunters' attempt on her life, she became embarrassed when she felt that she had said too much, and she subsequently made to leave. However, she stayed when her Senator asked that she tell her about her family and their repercussions from the war. Minnau later mustered up the confidence to convince Amidala to speak before the Senate in Bail Organa's place, citing Amidala's trait for understanding the war's true effect on the civilian populace. Because of Minnau's conviction, Amidala was able to find her own confidence to address the full Senate; though Minnau was fairly surprised when Amidala indeed spoke before the Senate, she still supported her decision.[4] Amidala trusted Minnau to keep secrets[14] and confided in her about her pregnancy, a piece of knowledge that was reserved to a select few's ears; Minnau was subsequently able to help her conceal her pregnancy. After Amidala's passing, Minnau, resolving to live out the rest of her time on her homeworld, continued her life by marrying a writer and becoming a dependable aide to Queen Kylantha.[1] Minnau was able to speak Galactic Basic Standard,[4] and her first name was fairly common among Humans.[15] At Varykino, she wore a simple blue dress with a matching head cap,[7] and while serving Amidala on Coruscant, she donned a hooded, lavender-colored outfit.[4]