In the year 30 BBY, Tholme, a Jedi Master, and his Padawan, Aayla Secura, embarked on a task that took them to Ryloth. This began as a straightforward job to resolve conflicts within the Twi'lek Clan Council, but it escalated into a kidnapping crisis when Nikto Morgukai fighters named Tsyr and Bok abducted Nat Secura, who was the successor of Clan Secura.