Because whatever loss you suffered I will more than make up for it. [How is irrelevant - his will is strong enough to twist the minds of lesser creatures and loyal men alike, to shape the world as he sees fit - few in the nest could claim the same before their newfound abilities took hold. He is balanced. The light, the dark, the Force, a conduit for it here, so far from where its roots permeate life itself. If Snoke saw value in it— if she did once before— surely that holds true even now. It must.

He did not come this far to fall. To fail.

His attention lifts, features steeled and hardened regardless of the redness staining his cheeks, his eyes.] I was careless. Unprepared for the bond we share, but I will not let it happen again.

I will be twice the weapon he was— no one on this station can match my strength. No one carries the capacity to succeed as much as I do.

[At least so long as Anakin Skywalker remains unconscious...]

Let me prove it to you.