"I only wish I could have been told sooner, though I do understand the reasons why I was not," he answers, then gestures to the seat across from Padmé. "May I?"

He sits only after she indicates he can, then smiles, the expression a touch playful.

"I must admit I had some suspicions," he tells her. "Anakin was never as good a liar as he liked to believe and Captain Rex always tried a little too hard to keep me out of the way at certain times."