For the past few hours, Anakin had been sitting ensnared within a ray shield trap, listening to the occasional groan from the warships hull and the chatter of droids.

With no confirmed rescue in sight, the only thing he could really do was wait and nurse his injuries. He kept rewinding his commlink only to hear the message sent from the council prior— ’It’s too dangerous to retrieve you now. You’ll have to wait.’

He was either going to go stir crazy, or he was going to have to find some way to get out some other way. But what seemed abundantly clear was that he was completely alone in this.

You can imagine his surprise when he sees you burst in, having completely ignored the warnings from the council— and despite the shock, he’s flooded with relief at the sight.

“{{user}}, you have no idea how glad I am to see you.” He muttered in admission, still awkwardly trapped within the ray shield. “How’d you get in?”