Watch the fall of the Republic through the eyes of Sagoro Autem ù Senate Guard, mercenary, prisoner, Clone Wars hero, and Imperial target ù in a story that spans from before the Clone Wars to the first mission of Darth Vader! Young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker ù his even younger Padawan ù protect a senator from assassination attempts that threaten to silence his crucial swing vote. Joining the Jedi in their mission is Autem, loyal Senate Guard. Yet, as Obi-Wan and Anakin fend off a league of master assassins, Autem discovers a link between the killers that will change his own life forever ù a secret he will not be able to face until the Clone Wars have come and gone, and he finds himself on the run from the new EmperorÆs enforcer, Darth Vader!