When Jabba advised Veruna of Damask's survival, the Naboo monarch promptly abdicated his throne and fled with his loyal bodyguard to what he believed to be the protective fortress of his family's ancient castle in Naboo's Western Reaches. But the Sith Lord had already sworn swift vengeance upon Veruna, Alexi Garyn's Black Sun crime syndicate, and the other conspirators who'd made an attempt on his life, and none were safe.