### Description

`from employees | eval x = 1 | keep x` results in 

```
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "java.lang.Integer.intValue()" because the return value of "org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.Layout.getChannel(org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.NameId)" is null
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.alignPageToAttributes(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:281)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.planExchangeSink(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:305)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:199)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.planner.LocalExecutionPlanner.plan(LocalExecutionPlanner.java:146)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService.runCompute(ComputeService.java:246)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService$DataNodeRequestHandler.lambda$messageReceived$5(ComputeService.java:415)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListener$2.onResponse(ActionListener.java:177)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListener.completeWith(ActionListener.java:305)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService.lambda$acquireSearchContexts$13(ComputeService.java:280)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.index.shard.IndexShard.ensureShardSearchActive(IndexShard.java:3911)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService.acquireSearchContexts(ComputeService.java:278)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService$DataNodeRequestHandler.messageReceived(ComputeService.java:413)
        at org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.plugin.ComputeService$DataNodeRequestHandler.messageReceived(ComputeService.java:405)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.transport.RequestHandlerRegistry.processMessageReceived(RequestHandlerRegistry.java:74)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.transport.TransportService$6.doRun(TransportService.java:1023)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:983)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:26)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.TimedRunnable.doRun(TimedRunnable.java:33)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:983)
        at org.elasticsearch.server@8.10.0-SNAPSHOT/org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:26)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144)
        at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1623)
```
x-pack/plugin/esql/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlActionIT.java
"sorted_test_index",
            Settings.builder().put("index.sort.field", "time").put("index.sort.order", sortOrder).build()
        );
        int limit = randomIntBetween(1, 5);
        EsqlQueryResponse results = run("from sorted_test_index | sort time " + sortOrder + " | limit " + limit + " | keep time");
        logger.info(results);
        Assert.assertEquals(1, results.columns().size());
        Assert.assertEquals(limit, results.values().size());
        
        assertEquals("time", results.columns().get(0).name());
        assertEquals("long", results.columns().get(0).type());
        boolean sortedDesc = "desc".equals(sortOrder);
        var expected = LongStream.range(0, 40)
            .map(i -> epoch + i)
            .boxed()
            .sorted(sortedDesc ? reverseOrder() : naturalOrder())
            .limit(limit)
            .toList();
        var actual = results.values().stream().map(l -> (Long) l.get(0)).toList();
        assertThat(actual, equalTo(expected));
        
        client().admin().indices().delete(new DeleteIndexRequest("sorted_test_index")).actionGet();
    }
    /*
     * Create two indices that both have nested documents in them. Create an alias pointing to the two indices.
     * Query an individual index, then query the alias checking that no nested documents are returned.
     */
    public void testReturnNoNestedDocuments() throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
        var indexName1 = "test_nested_docs_1";
        var indexName2 = "test_nested_docs_2";