There were a few hollow thumping sounds as Sparkle attempted to rearrange himself in the tub so that he could hug his own knees as he talked.

"Atton was gone for a while," he said, "and one of the other Jedi asked me to go to the temple for a bit, to see if maybe we could figure out where he went, or lure him out or something, I dunno. Except some guys broke into the temple and started shooting. I got hurt, and grabbed, and taken hostage."

'Taken hostage' somehow happened to be easier to say than 'kidnapped by my best friend, who was with those guys at the time.'