Inaya lived during the High Repulic Era. Around 232 BBY, Inaya traveled to the Outer Rim planet Tenoo to obtain a gift for her father. While there, her starship broke down, so she booked passage on the Crimson Firehawk, piloted by Tenoo local Nash Durango, the latter quite nervous about transporting a passenger of such high status. Durango was supported by her droid RJ-83 and Jedi Initiates Kai Brightstar, Lys Solay, and Nubs, who were stationed at the Tenoo Jedi Temple. Despite PD-4's reservations about the princess taking local transport, Inaya explained that she needed to get home before her father's royal celebration to give him her present, and that repairs on the ship would take too long.
The Jedi Initiates helped Inaya store her present in the Firehawk, and the group of younglings took flight for Inaya's home planet. Before they could calculate the jump to hyperspace, the younglings were intercepted by Taborr Val Dorn in his starship, Iron Talon. Inaya tried to present ideas on how they could lose Val Dorn, but Solay cut her off before she could finish her thought. The Firehawk crew attempted to evade Val Dorn, but the pirate shot at them until they lost their shields and lateral controls, causing the ship to crash-land atop a Tenoo tree.
Durango attempted to fix her ship before Taborr's gang could reach it, and asked the Jedi Initiates and RJ to help, but neglected to ask her royal passenger for repair help. Nevertheless, Inaya helped Nubs identify a and hydrospanner necessary for repairing the thruster controls. Inaya presented to Durango that the blasts might have disconnected the power couplings, but Durango did not listen. Realizing her father's present may be in danger from the pirates, Inaya was alerted to the sounds of Taborr's crew members, EB-3 and Pord, within the ship. As she left the cockpit, she found her present stolen, and caught EB-3 loading it onto the Iron Talon.
Determined to save the present, Inaya snuck onto the Iron Talon, but the ship took off before Inaya could retrieve the gift or the Jedi could board to assist. After alerting the Firehawk of her safety via comlink, she used her mechanical skills to override the Iron Talon's controls, causing Val Dorn to crash the ship closer to the Firehawk. This allowed the other younglings to board the ship and retrieve the present, but Taborr's gang put up a fight. After getting the present secured, Inaya rigged the ship's boarding ramp to close behind the younglings, trapping Val Dorn and his gang inside.
By the time the Jedi and Inaya return to the Firehawk, Durango had fixed the ship, realizing that Inaya was correct about the power couplings being disconnected. On their journey back to her home planet, Inaya had the opportunity to pilot the Firehawk. Upon their arrival, Inaya invited her new friends to the royal celebration, but they had to attend to their responsibilities back on Tenoo. Optimistic about returning to fly with her friends in the future, Inaya headed to the party.
Inaya was generally very friendly. She did not have expectations that others would treat her with reverence for her status, but appreciated being treated like any other being. Inaya also had interest in flight, admiring Durango's custom modifications on the Firehawk and that another kid her age got to fly around the galaxy in her own ship. Indeed, Inaya loved piloting and working on ships, but did not get the opportunity to pursue that interest very often. She sometimes resented how as a princess, others wanted to do everything for her, rather than letting her explore her interests. Therefore, she saw her adventure with the Jedi Initiates as an exciting opportunity for adventure. Inaya was technically skilled, which allowed her to override ship controls while on the Iron Talon.