"I'm sure it has. Regardless, you can always turn to me. Even if it is just over the Holonet, I have an address I can be reached at." It would get worse, he knew, and really? Kriff it. He was a Sith, he was allowed to be selfish, to cling to what was his and want to keep it.

"I do keep my own mind from Palpatine, Tech. I wouldn't give you to him. You will be safer if he believes you dead, because he will try to have you brought in. But his interest in the running of the galaxy will fade in a few years for you, as he focuses on other pursuits. Bail Organa would likely help you as well." Vader shifted his weight, now levitating as if he was sitting in a meditative position. Only without limbs.