Honesty was not enthusiastic about his presence as part of the delegation, preferring to have remained on Dalna in order to undergo the Metamorphosis Trials, a rite of passage undertaken by all Dalnan younglings in order to determine whether or not they would succeed in their chosen life paths; in Honesty's case, he aspired to become a combat medic. Under pressure from his mother, a Corellian who did not share the typical Dalnan aversion to space travel, Honesty reluctantly acquiesced but was not good-natured about it and squabbled with his father on at least one occasion after they boarded the Steady Wing. He was subsequently left riddled with guilt and grief when his father perished in the Steady Wings destruction, mourning that their last conversation had been a negative one. It was Honesty who managed to work out how the native animals kept themselves hydrated in spite of the moon's acidic rainfall, namely by eating fruits filled with nourishing liquid.
Honesty was enraged to discover that agents of the Nihil, a pirate organization who had been wreaking murderous havoc throughout the Dalnan sector and the galaxy at large, were responsible for the Steady Wings destruction and death of his father. His anger and desire for revenge resonated with Padawan Cantaros, who was similarly affected by the death of his Master and who convinced Honesty to join him in an attempt to kill the pirates who had followed them to Wevo. Though both boys were easily captured, they were soon freed by Vernestra and J-6 who subdued the pirates; unfortunately, Cantaros had danced dangerously close to the dark side of the Force and Vernestra was forced to subdue him after a brief duel. After being rescued by a Jedi/Republic task force, Honesty requested that Avon petition her mother to let him speak to the Galactic Senate about the threat the Nihil represented and possibly open negotiations to Dalna joining the Republic.
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