A boy fleeing from the Empire must try to keep his sister safe, not helped by the fact that she's Force-sensitive and tends to use her Force abilities at inopportune times. The matter complicates when more Imperial forces enter the scene.
Tropes:
- Age-Stereotypical Food: A sort of jalebi-lollipop hybrid candy is used as a symbol of youth and innocence. It's a favorite food of the young but often foolish Rani, the Inquisitor crushes one while talking about how he slaughtered innocent villages, and Rani leaves Charuk one at the end as a symbol of hope.
- Bittersweet Ending: Rani and Charuk are saved from the Empire, but they have to separate so Rani can be kept safe and trained with other Force-sensitive children.
- Bling of War: Not as much as some examples, but the Inquisitor's robes have more ornamental gold accents than most of his compatriots do.
- Calling a Rabbit a "Smeerp": Le'bi, the sweet treat that Rani loves, is a spiral lollipop with the consistency of jalebi.
- Chekhov's Gunman: When Rani and Charuk arrive at the restaurant, they are "welcomed" by a grumpy old woman, who breaks up a fight between two diners then tells the two children to eat and leave quickly before the storm arrives. After the Inquisitor shows up, she reveals herself to be the hidden Jedi Master they were sent to find.
- Cover-Blowing Superpower: Rani has a bad habit of using the Force out in the open without thinking. She first uses it on the train to get her flute from Charuk's backpack, drawing the attention of several passengers who report her to the Empire (which results in the Inquisitor showing up later). Then at the restaurant, she floats a tray of food over her brother, which she accidentally sends flying into the head of one of the patrons, again drawing attention. When all the food in the restaurant starts floating, however, it's not her, but Rugal who's revealed her true power.
- Diner Brawl: One starts in Rugal's restaurant when Rani accidentally throws a plate at one of the clients' heads.
- Dual Wielding: Rugal keeps her two lightsabers concealed as a walking stick, to help sell her Obfuscating Disability.
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Golak appears to be a Star Wars version of The Raj or somewhere in 19th century South Asia such as India, Pakistan, or Iran. Besides the similar food, clothing, architecture, and art, the train is modeled after Raj-era Indian railways, and the Inquisitor's facial hair and blue skin bears resemblance to some depictions of Ravana, the villain of the Ramayana.
- Fantastic Racism: The Inquisitor shows a lot of contempt for Golak to the point of being in utter disbelief that a Jedi would ever be on the planet, even as he is dying by her hand. Given the Fantasy Counterpart Culture this can even have some allusions to real life and the way the rest of the world sometimes treats places like India as unimportant.
- Filching Food for Fun: Rani and Charuk make a game of filching food by pretending Charuk is a bandit and Rani is a bandit leader.
- From Bad to Worse: Charuk steals some candy in hopes of distracting two stormtroopers in the train, so they don't notice that Rani is Force-sensitive. He didn't think he would end up on the roof of a moving train, with several biker soldiers driving beside them. Ultimately subverted, however, when it is revealed that the biker soldiers were escorts assigned to protect the train during its passage through a rebel territory.
- Headlock of Dominance: One of the customers does it to another one, with whom he already had a grudge, during the brawl. And then stops when he sees the Inquisitor, presenting the latter as The Dreaded.
- Kick the Dog: The Inquisitor burned down the innocent farming villages along the tracks, seemingly just because he could.
- Never Mess with Granny: Rugal looks old enough to have predated the establishment of the Galactic Empire. She's also a trained Jedi who has two lightsabers hidden in her walking stick, and enough skill to take down an Inquisitor.
- Not Me This Time: When the siblings are confronted by the Inquisitor over incidents of floating objects, all the food in the restaurant starts levitating. Strained, Charuk tells Rani to cut it out, but she can only say she's not doing anything; it's actually Rugal doing it, having chosen the moment to reveal herself as a Jedi to throw the blame off of Rani.
- Obfuscating Disability: In a manner reminiscent of Yoda, Rugal is a hunched and cane-reliant old woman at first glance...but that cane is hiding two powerful lightsabers and a master's skill with them.
- Ominous Walk: As The Dreaded, the simple fact the Inquisitor calmly enters the restaurant, slowly walking with some Purge Troopers, is enough to intimidate everybody enough to stop the brawl.
- Slashed Throat: Rugal dispatches the Inquisitor that came after Rani with a quick draw of her lightsaber across his trachea, leaving a wound deep enough to be lethal, but shallow enough for him to get a few last words out before he collapses.
- A Storm Is Coming: As Charuk and Rani enter Rugal's cantina, she warns them that a (sand)storm is coming, so they'd better be quick about it. Their situation shortly goes From Bad to Worse when an Inquisitor shows up, hunting them specifically.
- Underwater Base: Rugal's base where she says there are other Force-sensitive children, is concealed under a pool where the doorway has to be cleared of water with the Force in order to enter or exit the concealed door.
- You All Look Familiar: Some of the character models for aliens are reused from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, such as a Cosian who is a dead ringer for Tera Sinube.
- Youth Is Wasted on the Dumb: Rani has been raised in isolation and has no real comprehension of the danger she's in, so she keeps using the Force in the open despite her brother's repeated warnings against it. It takes the Inquisitor's arrival for her to realize what she's done.
