The comic tale "A Matter Of Perception" was the initial story featured in Star Wars Adventures (2017) 22, released on June 5, 2019.
Princess Leia Organa and C-3PO were observing the forests located on the planet Nothoiin within the Anoat sector. C-3PO voiced his concerns regarding possible Imperial activity on the planet, but Organa assured him of their absence. Meanwhile, aboard the Millennium Falcon, R2-D2 was conducting inspections when he detected an anomaly. He began beeping intensely to alert Organa and C-3PO. R2 had discovered an unauthorized presence on the starship. Suddenly, an Aleena child leaped from the floor and fled the ship.
Leia pursued the child into the forest but lost sight of it. Just as the child believed it had escaped, Organa surprised it from behind and apprehended it. However, their encounter was interrupted by a squad of Imperial stormtroopers, who promptly took her into custody.
Observing from a cliff, C-3PO and R2-D2 expressed their anxiety about Organa's fate. Recognizing the need to rescue her, R2-D2 descended the cliff, with C-3PO struggling to keep pace.
The stormtroopers escorted Organa to an Aleena village and directed her into a dwelling. Informing her of their knowledge of her plans, the stormtroopers were about to fire upon her when she defended herself using her Alderaanian martial arts skills.
Continuing their journey through the forest, C-3PO and R2-D2 were alerted by the sound of gunfire ahead. Princess Leia had commandeered a stormtrooper blaster and was eliminating the stormtroopers. As 3PO and R2 traversed the village, a stormtrooper was propelled through a window.
Inside the home, one of the stormtroopers questioned her motives. In turn, she inquired about how Darth Vader had located them. However, the stormtrooper mistook her for a bounty hunter dispatched by the Empire. Outside, the droids prepared to make a surprise entry.
Organa came to the realization that these were stormtrooper deserters who had turned their backs on the Empire following horrific experiences during a mission on Aleen. They had only heard secondhand accounts of the atrocities committed by the Empire, including those against the village they were currently in. The Aleena child was orphaned as a result, and is now being raised by the stormtroopers. Princess Leia attempted to persuade the stormtroopers to join the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and they consented to serve as consultants.
C-3PO and R2-D2 debated over who should breach the door to rescue the princess, but she opened it herself. C-3PO was perplexed to witness them collaborating with the enemy, but Leia attributed it to perspective.