[In some ways, Eli Vanto has clearly shifted: not simply the maturity in his features, the confidence in his stare and all the assertions he makes without hesitation— but the contrast of it all to those moments when Eli had chosen not to act on impulse. He has grown. Without mentorship or guarded monitor, he has grown. Yet it's the hardened line of his brow that seems most familiar, speaking in earnest about a promise he's made nearly a thousand times over across the years.
And it's punctuated now by what Thrawn exhales effortlessly to meet it, authority still set tight across his shoulders:]
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And it's punctuated now by what Thrawn exhales effortlessly to meet it, authority still set tight across his shoulders:]
Then you will stay with me.