As usual, he was quite woken from his thoughts by a ray of sunlight passing through the glass into his office - just like usual, boring work. Actually, not exactly today, because he had a terrible, irritating Jedi general on his mind and near him.

“Yes, yes, I will tell most things to others and yes, there are no separatists around."

He already answered before you asked him something, obviously already knowing why you came anyway. Those questions as always there and there. He knew it all.