Ben had instinctively vanished into the Force the moment he'd heard Jacen talking to someone.

But now that he'd heard the name of who Jacen was talking to, he was almost positive that they'd hear how loud his heart was pounding.

He clapped both hands over his mouth--mostly so he didn't throw up right there in the hallway--and began backpedaling rapidly.

His cousin, his mentor, the person he most wanted to be like...was friends with a Sith. And not just any Sith. One who'd been trying to kill Ben.

And Ben had no idea what to do now.

So he chose to run.