Faced with an alarming image of Han as a battered hostage of the Yevetha, Chewbacca takes on an urgent mission. Meanwhile, Leia calls upon the Senate totake a stand and eliminate the Yevetha threat--even at the cost of Han's life.As a former Imperial governor takes his battle to the runaway Qella spaceship, Luke's continuing search for his mother brings him dangerously close to NilSpaar's deadly forces. And as the Yevetha close in on the forces of the NewRepublic, Luke takes a desperate gamble with an invisible weapon.