"I don't really know why he chose to join Palpatine. I know why I chose to use the Dark Side for a while until I realized I didn't like who I was turning into. And I know the method Palpatine used to try to manipulate me - he offered me the chance to change the past, so I had my parents back. I think...that Palpatine wasn't lying exactly. It's a long story, but I did pull Ahsoka out of the past - a fight where Anakin was trying to kill her, actually. We thought he'd killed her, but I saved her."

He takes a deep breath. "But I'm also sure Palpatine wouldn't have tried to get me to do that unless it got him something he really wanted. So even though I love my parents, I let them go."

Another beat of silence. "So I think he offered Anakin something he couldn't bring himself to let go."