A warmth creeps up through Luke's chest at Ben's words. Yes, he yearns for the older man's approval, as much as he's balked at his questions before. In some ways, Obi-Wan is the father Luke has never known. Now that he has that father back, knowing Kenobi believes he has done the right thing is the best present he could be given. And he'll need that warmth to sustain him through the next difficult days.

"They were wrong," he says earnestly. He's not reading Ben's mind, of course. It's the logical train of his thoughts. "The Jedi, I mean. The... thing about attachments, about emotions. It's how I knew Anakin was still in there. It's how I--we--both survived. We wouldn't have, without that connection."