When he moves into the small hut in the Wastes, Obi-Wan digs the wooden box up once more. Hidden in the middle of the desert, he finds it with the Force, following the embers of a bond that feels like a ghost trapped in his chest without escape.

Anakin's lightsaber hasn't changed in the decade it's been hidden away in the sand, but Obi-Wan has; he greets the ghost with resigned, pained affection and takes the box home with him to wait for the inevitable.