Lᴇɪᴀ Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴ 19 BBY ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴛᴇʀᴏɪᴅ ᴏғ Pᴏʟɪs Mᴀssᴀ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴅᴀʏs ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄʟᴀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Gᴀʟᴀᴄᴛɪᴄ Eᴍᴘɪʀᴇ. Sʜᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Lᴜᴋᴇ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ, ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴏғ Gᴀʟᴀᴄᴛɪᴄ Rᴇᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ Sᴇɴᴀᴛᴏʀ Pᴀᴅᴍᴇ́ Aᴍɪᴅᴀʟᴀ ᴡʜᴏ ᴅɪᴇᴅ sʜᴏʀᴛʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ʟᴀʙᴏʀ, ᴀɴᴅ Jᴇᴅɪ Kɴɪɢʜᴛ Aɴᴀᴋɪɴ Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ғᴀʟʟᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴏʀᴄᴇ. Tᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Eᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ Aɴᴀᴋɪɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴡ﹣Sɪᴛʜ Lᴏʀᴅ Dᴀʀᴛʜ Vᴀᴅᴇʀ﹐ Oʙɪ﹣Wᴀɴ Kᴇɴᴏʙɪ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ sᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴғᴀɴᴛ Lᴇɪᴀ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ Aɴᴀᴋɪɴ's sᴛᴇᴘʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Oᴡᴇɴ Lᴀʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ Bᴇʀᴜ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴇᴛ Tᴀᴛᴏᴏɪɴᴇ. Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ sᴘᴇɴᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜᴛʜ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ Lᴀʀs· ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴀʀᴍ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ ᴜɴsᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟʟʏ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪsᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴏᴜs ᴛᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴄɪᴇs, ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ "ᴀ ɴᴀᴠɪɢᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏɴ ᴀ sᴘɪᴄᴇ ғʀᴇɪɢʜᴛᴇʀ" ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Cʟᴏɴᴇ Wᴀʀs. Hᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ﹐ Bᴇʀᴜ﹐ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʜᴇʀ sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋs; ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ, ᴡʜᴇɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴᴄʟᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ɪɴ Mᴏs Eɪsʟᴇʏ, sʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ ᴛᴏ Aɴᴄʜᴏʀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ HᴏʟᴏNᴇᴛ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ sʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇʀ ɪᴍᴀɢᴇs ᴏғ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs, ʀɪᴠᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴs. Bʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ɪɴ 16 BBY, Lᴇɪᴀ ʜᴀᴅ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ sᴘᴀᴄᴇsʜɪᴘ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ. Lᴇɪᴀ ᴅɪᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Kᴇɴᴏʙɪ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀᴄᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴜɪʟᴛ ɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Kᴇɴᴏʙɪ ʜᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴀᴛ ʜᴇʀ ɢʀᴀɴᴅᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ Sʜᴍɪ's sᴀɴᴅʙʟᴀsᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏᴍʙsᴛᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ. Aᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴇɪɢʜᴛ, ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ Gʀᴇᴀᴛ Dʀᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪɴ 11 BBY, ʜᴇɴᴄʜᴍᴇɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ ʟᴏʀᴅ Jᴀʙʙᴀ ᴛʜᴇ Hᴜᴛᴛ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴀ "ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛᴀx" ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴀsᴛᴇʀ's ʙᴇʜᴀʟғ. Dᴇsᴘɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇᴅ ᴍᴏɪsᴛᴜʀᴇ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀs, Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ ɴᴀɪ̈ᴠᴇʟʏ sᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴜɢs ᴀᴛ ɴɪɢʜᴛ, ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ sᴛᴏʟᴇɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀʀᴍᴇʀs. Oɴᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ sᴛᴀʀᴛʟᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜsʜᴇᴅ Sᴋʏᴡᴀʟᴋᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ, ᴄᴀᴜsɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʜɪᴛ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴀss ᴏᴜᴛ. Mᴇᴀɴᴡʜɪʟᴇ, Lᴇɪᴀ ᴡᴀs ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. Hᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, sʜᴇ sᴇɴsᴇᴅ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴜsʜᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇsᴛᴇᴀᴅ. Wʜᴇɴ sʜᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ﹐ sʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴅʀᴏɪᴅs ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀᴜɴᴛ Bᴇʀᴜ ʀᴀᴛᴛʟᴇᴅ, ᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ.
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