Certain occasions demand accommodation, Obi-Wan reasons, and remembering his own struggles with loss, he ponders for only a moment before acquiescing to the man's demand.

He dips his head, but the look on his face says that he won't be going far. As much as he believes in offering compassion, particularly in light of a situation like this, the Jedi Master doesn't want to leave someone that's swimming in the Dark Side to have free reign for too long.

Once out in the hallway, he listens to the door close and then shields himself from what he expects to be a private display.