Regarding the two bases of operation, Anakin nods, "seems a reasonable assumption. Then again, we didn't see the others actually fly away in our ship." But if they could apparently make ships, their crews, and their cargo disappear without a trace it stood to reason they probably didn't put all their eggs in one proverbial basket.

"They have to be locals...or be working with locals. We're past all the checkpoints and they dropped out of hyperspace almost right on top of us. This close to the planet, that would get pretty tricky."

Hopefully, that suggested they weren't Separatists.