He stopped and took a step back so he could see her fully, looking at more than her face for the first time since she walked in. "How long?" he asked in a voice braced for an answer he knew he wouldn't like, that would make him angry. What had happened to her? If she had been aboard for sometime, she should look different, or should have had news for him that would have come far sooner.... if someone had hurt her... hurt them....

He wasn't even aware of reaching for his lightsaber, but it was a comforting to feel it in his hand. Still off, but ready.