And stiff 'hugs' in return were no surprise either. Jedi didn't exactly support or indulge such attachment-forming actions. But he was Anakin and part of him will always be that nine year old boy taken off a desert planet where sometimes the only comfort he and Shmi had were the hugs they could give each other.

But he stepped back, more respectful now that that was out of his system.

"I know- . This place is..." Anakin reached for a way to explain. "It's like Mortis. Remember how when we were there, time didn't work right?"