Duel in the Royal Hangar The Duel in the Royal Hangar was a duel 40 ABY between Jedi Knights Tahiri Veila and Leia Organa Solo that took place in the Royal Hangar on Hapes . Prelude . Leia and her husband Han had come to Hapes to persuade Queen Mother Tenel Ka Djo to withdraw support for the Galactic Alliance , join the Jedi , and turn her fleets against Colonel Jacen Solo who was burning the Wookiee world of Kashyyyk for harboring the Jedi . Unbeknownst to them , Tahiri Veila , who was serving Jacen as his spy within the Jedi , had followed them in her StealthX , to prevent them from pleading their case to the Queen Mother . After the Solos had landed in the hangar , the Hapan Royal Space Marines welcomed them and their " escort " , Tahiri , to the planet . However , Tahiri announced her objective was to detain the Solos , which , in her eyes , was what Anakin Solo , her lost love and Jacen ' s dead brother , would have desired . For Leia Solo , reeling from Jacen ' s recent fall to the Dark Side and what she believed was the death of her brother , Luke Skywalker , at Kashyyyk , this was too much . She flew into a rage , muttering various things about her dead son not supporting torture and coups , and lit her lightsaber , and Tahiri responded in kind . Duel . Ignoring the Marines ordering them to drop their weapons , the two women engaged , landing various physical blows as well as lightsaber . Despite warnings from Han , the marines opened fire with stun bolts , but the Jedi easily deflected their shots . Using the Force , Tahiri flung one of the ( now unconscious ) troopers ' blasters at Leia ' s back . Then , Leia flipped over and brought her blade around level with Tahiri ' s neck . Han , realizing his wife ' s vengeful intent , restrained Leia , preventing her from killing Tahiri , though he took some blows when Leia defended herself . However , Tahiri continued to advance even as Han warned her to back down , stating that Anakin would never have wanted his mother and lover attempting to kill one another . At that moment , Tenel Ka arrived with her guard , and Tahiri , embarrassed , desisted . The duel ended with no loss of life on either side . Aftermath . When Tenel Ka was informed of Luke ' s presumed death , she gave her sympathies to the Solos . Tahiri insisted that the Solos be turned over to Alliance custody , as there still was an arrest warrant on them , but Tenel Ka coldly reminded her that the Solos had safe haven in the Hapes Consortium , which , as the Queen Mother , Tenel Ka governed — not the Alliance , not Jacen Solo , and especially not Tahiri . Tenel Ka had Major Moreem Espara disarm Tahiri and supply her with a messenger skiff , to be returned to Jacen with the Consortium ' s apologies for any inconvenience . Tahiri protested , but to no avail . The elder Solos confirmed reports of Jacen ' s actions at Kashyyyk , ultimately prompting Tenel Ka to withdraw support for him . Luke was revealed to be alive , though grievously injured in a duel with Jacen . While relieved , Leia and her daughter Jaina threatened to give Luke a similarly severe beating if he ever faked his death again . Tahiri ' s StealthX would later be used by Jacen as an escape vehicle when he captured the Hapan Chume ' da , Allana .