[He does much of the same, giving Thrawn’s knotwork a once over before hoisting himself to the surface. As he untangles himself, he spots the coat — and the rank bar.
He knew that the chiss were one of the few alien races that had been permitted to live as Imperial citizens and serve in the military, but it was not knowledge he would have ever thought to apply. It was almost dusty, like something he had seen in an old holovid once. What he can read is his rank.]
—Grand Admiral?
[There is some clear surprise in his tone. He should have heard of a non-human who managed to achieve such a high rank in the military. But perhaps it should not have surprised him that he did not. The reign of the Empire was never all that interesting to him ... just one man who had served it.]
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He knew that the chiss were one of the few alien races that had been permitted to live as Imperial citizens and serve in the military, but it was not knowledge he would have ever thought to apply. It was almost dusty, like something he had seen in an old holovid once. What he can read is his rank.]
—Grand Admiral?
[There is some clear surprise in his tone. He should have heard of a non-human who managed to achieve such a high rank in the military. But perhaps it should not have surprised him that he did not. The reign of the Empire was never all that interesting to him ... just one man who had served it.]