Prologue: Misdirections

"Hello there, my beautiful boy!" Mya cooed as her husband handed her their newborn son and took him to her breast.

As the father put his arms around his spouse and watched his son nurse, the mid-wife asked softly, "What will you call him, Mr. Palpatine?"

Pashkal looked at Mya questioningly, who smiled peacefully. "Kehlal," she said as she ran her fingers lovingly through the downy locks of her firstborn, who paused in his suckling and seemed to smile up at his mother.

Elsewhere:

Name: Kehlal Palpatine

Species: Human Homeworld: Naboo

Length: 49.86 centimeters Weight: 3.33 kilograms

Midi-chlorian count: 17,086/cell

Long, skinny, white fingers glide over a computer terminal, changing the midi-chlorian count to one-thousand per cell.