As Rey made her way to the Halls of Healing, a deep anxiety pooled in her gut. While she could of course easily tell that Ben was well enough to make it through their bond, he still could've easily died if the blow had been just a bit deeper or even a bit higher, and the thought of losing Ben terrified her to the depths of her core.

Upon finally finding his room, Rey briskly made her way in, before shutting the door behind herself. Almost instantly, her eyes fell upon Ben, as she worked to assess his current state.

He was on a soft-looking white medical bed, wearing unfamiliar white robes. His eyes were closed in a peaceful sleep and not wanting to wake him, Rey quietly made her way to a chair at his bedside, in order to watch over him while he slept.

Reaching out a tentative hand, Rey slowly clasped Ben's own in hers, while she contentedly watched the rise and fall of his chest. The monitors beeped in a thankfully steady rhythm.

A couple minutes passed and Ben still didn't wake up, so slowly Rey found herself spewing out her feelings to him.

"I'm sorry I wasn't fast enough to save you," she breathed, whisper-quiet, "it was just all so overwhelming. I've never fought someone so fast and precise before, it just caught me off guard and could have cost you everything." Rey sighed, "I'm so sorry, Ben, truly I am," for a brief moment Rey paused, lost in her thoughts before continuing, "Although, I know if you were awake you would assure me that what happened was not even close to my fault and I suppose I would acquiesce eventually, but still… it's just the thought of losing you, Ben… it just terrifies me to no end," a shaky breath left her, "it's just I've already lost both of my parents, Han, Master Luke, Master Leia, and I suppose Finn, Poe, BB-8, Rose and everyone else from our time, just as well," Rey's eyes fell to her feet, "You're all I have left, Ben. I can't lose you too. I won't."

"Well, that's reassuring, because I don't exactly plan on dying anytime soon," a familiar, yet seemingly exhausted, voice quipped and Rey's eyes rose to meet Ben's browns. He shot her grin, before his voice turned serious and his gaze took on a somber light, leaving Rey to wonder how much he'd heard. Apparently enough, judging by his next words.

"You can't blame yourself for my current condition though, Rey," Ben sighed, "that woman- Ventress- was an incredibly fast and skilled fighter. We were just simply unprepared and there was nothing that you could have ever done to stop that blow. It was simply inevitable, Rey. Simply inevitable," Ben paused for a moment, as he seemingly worked to take on a more uplighting mood, "no matter though about all of that, because you were able to defeat Ventress… although I am a bit concerned about The Force healing that you performed, because you almost certainly have Palpatine's attention now and while that is what we wanted in the first place, I suppose… it feels somewhat dangerous to have captured his attention in such a manner… a manner that he'll surely want to utilize."

Ignoring Ben's protests to free her from responsibility on his current condition, Rey focused more on the second part of what he said.

"I know," Rey sighed, "I've been thinking about that and while that, if I'm being honest, does scare me a little bit, we need to get closer to Palpatine. So, if he's enamored by my healing skills, then so be it. We have to… no, we need to do whatever it takes to stop the Empire from rising, because the Empire is what caused the chain reaction of terrible events that we both lived through. The Force… or whatever, has given us a chance to change things for the better and so that is what we are going to do."

Ben seemed hesitant, still seemingly uncertain about the entire situation that Rey had managed to land herself in, but then slowly, he nodded, excepting Rey's judgement, at least for the moment.

"I just wish you didn't have to go see him alone tomorrow," Ben sighed, "I mean with my current condition, it might take me a few days to actually be cleared to go back."

Rey felt his concerned gaze fall over her, so she smiled softly in an attempt to reassure him that everything would be alright.

"I'll be okay, Ben, what's a few days anyways? So please, don't worry about me. I'm going to be fine ."

"Famous last words," Ben joked, earning him a delicate, playful swat upon his arm. Then, he was all back to being serious once more, "but truly, Rey, please stay safe. You aren't the only one with your aforementioned sentiments, because I truly don't think that I can handle losing you either… as we both know."

An image of Ben lying dead on the cold ground of Exegol flashed through her mind, but Rey forced the image away almost as soon as she remembered it. It was much too painful a memory for her to ever want to return to, so she just smiled solemnly, as she gave Ben's hand a small, but reassuring squeeze, "everything will turn out alright in the end, Ben. I know it will and Ben… I promise I'll never leave you again, so long as you hold the same sentiments."

A smile crinkled at the edge of his lips, "I promise."

Soon after, Ben drifted off into sleep once more with Rey soon following in her respective chair.

At first Anakin was going to just head straight back to his room, but at the last minute, he found himself having a sudden change of heart and instead found himself plodding off in the direction of Obi-Wan's room.

Upon reaching his former Master's quarters, Anakin gave a couple loud knocks, before waiting for the eventual opening of the door.

Soon enough, Obi-Wan appeared, blinking blearily at his former Padawan.

"Anakin, it's the middle of the night. What are you doing here?" He scolded, but still allowed Anakin entry to which Anakin happily obliged.

"It's not like you were actually sleeping anyways, old man," Anakin quipped back to which Obi-Wan grumbled something under his breath about something to the effect of still being in his thirties and thus obviously not yet qualifying as an "old man."

"Anyways," Anakin continued, "I thought that you might like to know that Asajj Ventress was captured and is currently awaiting trial in one of the holding cells in the Temple."

At this, Obi-Wan perked up and his eyes widened, suddenly seeming very interested by this stark change of events. "And who was the Jedi who captured her?" He asked, as he made his way to a couch with Anakin hot on his heels.

"Well actually," Anakin began, "that's exactly what I want to talk to you about."

Obi-Wan raised a single brow, but said nothing in favor of letting Anakin tell the story.

It took several minutes for Anakin to explain and by the end of his tale, Obi-Wan found himself feeling rather astonished.

"So, the girl- Rey- she stopped Ventress from succumbing to certain death with nothing but The Force itself?" A ponderous look had overtaken Obi-Wan's face, as he fell deep into his thoughts. "How is that even possible?"

Anakin shrugged, "I honestly have no clue. Of course, I know that The Force does obviously have some healing capabilities, but I've never seen or even heard of anyone using it to that extent."

Obi-Wan nodded slowly, still bewildered by Rey's power, "neither have I."

For a moment, a thoughtful silence fell between the two, before Anakin finally spoke once more.

"I got Rey to agree to teach me how to do it," Anakin blurted out, "she's going to start teaching me tomorrow. Perhaps… perhaps you could come to, if you'd like."

Obi-Wan continued to remain silent for several more moments, before finally speaking himself. "Are you sure that this is a skill that we learn though Anakin? Truly?" His former Master paused, as if collecting his thoughts, "for in preventing someone from certain death, wouldn't that be going against the will of The Force and thus, the Jedi Code at that? This seems like it could be a very dangerous power, Anakin. I mean, it allows you to basically play God! Death should be the hands of The Force Anakin, not people. We'd simply abuse it."

While Obi-Wan was the famed Negotiator, Anakin was not easily deterred, as he quickly came up with a retort, "and how do you know that learning such a power would go against the will of The Force, Obi-Wan? If this power is possible, perhaps it is rather a gift bestowed upon us from The Force. When Rey used it, I could feel no traces of the dark side within her in that action, only the light. She had good intentions when she used it and so, I think we should learn how to utilize it ourselves," Anakin paused, "plus, if anything goes wrong, we can always back out and deal with it accordingly. It might even help our potential case, if it comes to that, in knowing how it works."

Still seeming hesitant, Obi-Wan shifted uncomfortably. Yet, eventually he acquiesced to Anakin's pestering with a curt nod, obviously realizing that Anakin wouldn't stop pestering him until he did so.

"Alright," Obi-Wan sighed, "I suppose it won't hurt, but Anakin," his voice lowered, "if anything goes awry and I mean anything , in relation to this power. We will discontinue pursuing it and then deal with it accordingly, just like you said. Understand?"

Obi-Wan cerulean blue eyes bore intensely into Anakin, before he finally spoke.

"Of course I understand."

"Good."

Anakin would be the greatest Jedi who ever lived, of that he would make certain of, and now he'd finally be able to learn how to even stop people from dying.

It was just like he once swore, months ago now, to Padmé and it was a promise that he intended to keep.

No matter the cost, he needed to learn how to do this.

Anakin Skywalker needed to be the most powerful Jedi ever.