An attack was mounted, but the attempt was a failure, resulting in the deaths of all the Noghri except Khabarakh. During the initial attack, Leia encountered Khabarakh; he had the chance to kill her, but did not after he realized that she was the Mal'ary'ush, daughter and heir to the Noghri's former master, the Lord Darth Vader. He was knocked unconscious by Chewbacca, a friend of Organa Solo's, and later interrogated. After the interrogation, Khabarakh and Leia agreed to meet at Endor. He would then escort her to Honoghr, the Noghri's homeworld.