[Perhaps it is for the best that Agent Kallus is positioned so thoroughly behind him; for all that the newly-christened Grand Admiral has acclimated to being congratulated on what had been an unexpected and harrowing tragedy, his expression always seems to tense by stern, undesired degrees each time it occurs.
His jaw works, a faint tension.]
Thank you, Agent Kallus. [Smile and nod, Commander Vanto had said. In this moment, he does neither— but they are flocked by combat, and so there is no real need to engage in false formalities.] However the circumstances that provided me with the opportunity to rise to the Emperor's side are tactics that need not be repeated here.
The less we kill, the better.
[And then, within the thick shade of one of the taller trees, Thrawn stops. Perhaps this is not the time for it. Or perhaps, given the nature of their circumstances (their isolation in this moment), there is no better time.]
Most important to note is that the Empire has enemies, even here.
no subject
His jaw works, a faint tension.]
Thank you, Agent Kallus. [Smile and nod, Commander Vanto had said. In this moment, he does neither— but they are flocked by combat, and so there is no real need to engage in false formalities.] However the circumstances that provided me with the opportunity to rise to the Emperor's side are tactics that need not be repeated here.
The less we kill, the better.
[And then, within the thick shade of one of the taller trees, Thrawn stops. Perhaps this is not the time for it. Or perhaps, given the nature of their circumstances (their isolation in this moment), there is no better time.]
Most important to note is that the Empire has enemies, even here.