She noted his reaction and saved it for digestion later. The miniscule change before going blank was far too familiar for her comfort just then.

"I won't deny that hearing it from someone I'm well acquainted with helped, but I think I would have preferred you to have told me. However, one of the benefits of not being Force sensitive is that my power can only do so much damage alone."

She arched an eyebrow to gauge his take on that, as she still wasn't sure what to expect from this grown man who was supposedly her grandson fifty-plus years in the future.

"Might I ask why you're perched in a tree? It doesn't look exactly comfortable."