[ It hasn't been any kind of leap to guess that things don't go according to plan. Obi-Wan had sensed as much in Leia's hesitation, in her wording. The exact details have eluded Kenobi to this point, but the crux of the difficulty driving everyone's careful word choices has been obvious to him from the start. ]

I'm not entirely certain I could hear it from her. You strike me as the pragmatic type. I'm looking for pragmatic answers.

[ It's sobering on a level he knows alcohol can't touch. It doesn't stop him from trying to dull the realization. ]

How widespread is this empire?