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| Author: Aaron Allston Cover Artist: Ian Keltie Publisher: Del Rey Release Date: March 9, 2010 Media Types: Hardcover, audiobook, e-book Pages: 328 ISBN: 0345509080 Era: Legacy Timeline: 43 ABY |
Meanwhile, during the unification summit, R2-D2 goes missing in the docking bay. Allana, left alone with C-3PO, escapes his presence aboard the Millennium Falcon and decides to investigate Artoo's disappearance. She soon finds out that the astromech droid is being held by the local docking bay worker, Monarg. Allana is caught by Monarg when she tries to free Artoo, but C-3PO arrives and distracts Monarg by letting him beat him while Allana gets the restraining bolt off of Artoo. The little girl and the two droids escape Monarg's shop, but the docking bay worker and his friends try to capture them when the trio escape back aboard the Millennium Falcon. Fortunately, Allana manages to pilot the legendary YT-1300 light freighter away and into the forests of Dathomir without destroying the Falcon.
Meanwhile, Galactic Alliance Chief of State Natasi Daala is encountering more and more public resistance regarding her treatment of the Jedi. This has been occurring after she sent in a Mandalorian attack squad to try to capture recently stricken Jedi who the Order took before the military could. With public and military dissension growing and increasing comparisons to Palpatine cropping up, she reaches out to Han and Leia, who she gets off of Dathomir with Jaina after Allana is recovered, in hopes of repairing the relationship between the Galactic Alliance and the New Jedi Order. Daala's problems are further exacerbated by an assassination attempt on Imperial Head of State Jagged Fel, conducted thanks to a secret political faction hoping to depose Fel and replace him with Moff Drikl Lecersen. Then there is criticism to her attention to get Tahiri Veila imprisoned for killing Grand Admiral Gilad Pellaeon two years earlier, which is backed by the fact that Admiral Cha Niathal, who assisted Darth Caedus during the Second Galactic Civil War like Tahiri, hasn't been arrested. This point draws conclusions with Daala being especially biased against the Jedi while letting those like her—those in the military—go free. To counteract this criticism, she asks Niathal to come over to Coruscant in order to face trial and be freed in the end by Daala's hand. But Niathal believes that, even if she is found innocent, no one will ever respect or forgive her for what she did for aiding Caedus, nor can she ever respect or forgive herself, since she doesn't consider helping him to be a mistake. So the Mon Calamaridouses her water tank with carbon monoxide and kills herself. Daala grieves for Niathal's loss as she is given a funeral on Coruscant, though the Chief of State is unable to attend the retired Admiral's funeral due to the fact that Daala is facing so much public resistance.
Later, Lecersen attempts to break the cementing peace between Daala and the New Jedi Order by having terroristKester Tolann attack the Solos and Jag Fel at dinner in a local restaurant. Tolann is killed, alongside the YVHdroids at his side. However, despite the implications from the attack that can point to Daala being the culprit in provoking the assault, Jag is looking for other potential suspects in the Empire who would want to usurp and replace him, with Lecersen being on this list.
Back on Dathomir, the combined forces of the Raining Leaves and Broken Columns manage to counteract the Nightsisters' constant rancor attacks. The increased morale in staving off these assaults causes the two clans to marry automatically and become the Bright Sun Clan. Eventually, the attacks gradually die off and the Nightsisters are defeated. The Bright Suns Clan are able to live in peace on Dathomir.
The Sith eventually arrive and abduct the remaining Nightsisters so that they may join the Lost Tribe, whether they want to or not, despite the attempts of Ben and Luke to stop them. Even as Vestara is caught, so, too, is Halliava Vurse, the traitor to the Raining Leaves who was really a Nightsister; Vurse is left to the justice system of the Bright Suns Clan to determine her fate. With Vestara in custody, as she had always been working for her Sith masters, Luke and Ben return to the spaceport but before leaving, Luke confronts Monarg with the accusation that Vestara's ship didn't crash, but was given to him in exchange for credits to make a hyperspace transmission to the Sith fleet. Vestara acknowledges this, and Monarg is blackmailed into helping the Skywalkers and Dyon Stadd leave Dathomir. Upon leaving the planet, the Jade Shadow is stopped by a fleet of Sith warships. Having no choice, Luke and Ben kill the engines and prepare to be contacted by the Sith.
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