Skirmish in the Bandomeer hospital A skirmish took place in a hospital on Bandomeer in 987 BBY . After a failed kidnapping attempt on an InterGalactic Banking Clan official , the Meerian Salto Zendar was seriously injured . He received treatment in the hospital on Bandomeer , but the Banking Clan put a large bounty on him , and several bounty hunters tracked him to the hospital . The bounty hunter Lucia was the first to find Zendar , but a nurse , Serra , blocked her path . A Twi ' lek bounty hunter suddenly arrived and shot Lucia , knocked Serra aside , and dragged Zendar away . Lucia attempted to follow but soon blacked out , and Serra quickly performed life - saving surgery on her . By the time the ensuing skirmish was over , Zendar was dead , along with four bounty hunters , two patients , and four members of the hospital staff . Afterward , Lucia vowed to protect Serra for saving her life . Prelude . Around 987 BBY , thirteen years after the conclusion of the New Sith Wars , the Meerian Salto Zendar and his three brothers attempted to kidnap a high - ranking Muun official of the InterGalactic Banking Clan in order to hold him for ransom . They failed in their task , however — two of Zendar ' s brothers were killed and one was captured during the venture , while Zendar himself was seriously wounded and forced to flee . Zendar was taken in at a hospital on the planet Bandomeer in the Outer Rim Territories , where he began to receive treatment for his injuries , although he remained in critical condition . Meanwhile , the InterGalactic Banking Clan put an exceptionally large bounty on Zendar ' s head and numerous bounty hunters from across the galaxy decided to hunt him down . The skirmish . Several bounty hunters tracked Zendar to the hospital , where the Meerian was still recovering . Lucia , a bounty hunter who had fought for the Gloom Walkers unit of the Brotherhood of Darkness during the New Sith Wars , was the first to find him . However , her path to the fugitive was blocked by Serra , a nurse who worked at the hospital . Serra refused to allow the Meerian to be moved while he remained in his critical condition , even when Lucia held her at blasterpoint . Lucia hesitated at the prospect of shooting an innocent nurse just to collect the bounty on Zendar , but a Twi ' lek bounty hunter suddenly arrived and shot Lucia in the stomach from point - blank range . Serra attempted to block the Twi ' lek ' s path , but he pistol - whipped her and then grabbed Zendar and dragged him out of the room into the hall . Lucia attempted to crawl after them , but another bounty hunter appeared , shooting the Twi ' lek in the back and taking Zendar ; Lucia then fell unconscious as the battle for Zendar continued . Serra quickly moved Lucia back into the room and performed life - saving surgery on her while the firefight continued outside . Despite the fact that Lucia had held her at blasterpoint and that she had just been pistol - whipped , Serra successfully completed the surgery , saving Lucia ' s life . As the skirmish came to an end , four bounty hunters were counted among the dead , along with three of the hospital ' s security guards , one member of the hospital nursing staff , two patients , and Zendar himself . Aftermath . From her blaster wound and subsequent surgery , Lucia obtained a scar running from her navel to her rib cage that she bore for the rest of her life . Lucia knew that she owed her life to Serra , so she vowed to watch over the young woman from that day on . At first , Serra was reluctant to have Lucia constantly protecting her , but eventually she came to appreciate having a bodyguard , and the two became close friends . When Serra married Prince Gerran of Doan , Lucia joined the Doan Royal Guard so that she could continue her duties as Serra ' s bodyguard . Behind the scenes . This skirmish was first mentioned in Drew Karpyshyn ' s 2009 novel , " " . Because the prose that describes the skirmish in the novel is from Lucia ' s point of view , the exact events of the skirmish after she fell unconscious are not specified .