Leia a Princess of Alderaan, an Imperial Senator, and also a member of the Alliance to Restore the Republic. She was beginning to have a hard time keeping up with them. She would have gladly given up her Imperial Senate seat but it bought the rebellion certain access within the Empire and allowed her to carry out 'diplomatic' missions.

Her latest 'diplomatic' mission was only possible because the high cost paid by the rebellion at Scarif. She was on her way to the hangar when she bumped into R2-D2 and C-3PO. "I hear the captain ordered you to accompany me, good. I was going to do that myself. My father tells me you know General Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Clone Wars. What can you tell me about him?" She wanted to know why they needed an old man that retired 19 years ago and hasn't seen any real combat since then. She knew he was a Jedi but age surely still affected him just as much as everyone else. She seen athletes capable of amazing feats of athleticism incapable of basic movement solely because of old age. The droids tales of the Clone Wars while thrilling and exciting didn't really answer her unasked question. She would have to just see for herself.

They boarded the shuttle and launched for the planet. She had her trusty blaster hidden in her dress.