[ He glances at Anakin after the truth hits, can see the denial and disbelief, but as Anakin begs his name he glances away again, shaking his head. The truth is out, now, he cannot soften the blow. ]

I... I wish I could answer that. I still cannot understand how he could have cloaked his presence from every Jedi. From you.

[ Anakin was so strong in the Force, and they had been good friends. The Anakin he knew would have told Obi-Wan. Was Palpatine that powerful? But he must have been. The chill crawls down his spine again. Look at everything else Palpatine had done. Obi-Wan adjusts the fold of his arms and squints at his former Padawan. ]

And yet when I look back on it... the intel he gave us, the emergency powers... the interest he had in the Council and...

[ Obi-Wan abruptly stops as he feels like he has swallowed ice, and it locks the words and you in his throat. ]