"That means you have experience in politics," Thrawn stated. "An area that I am sadly inept in."

He never understood how Thrass was so good at politics, or how he kept all those family alliances and rivalries sorted out without needing a chart. Perhaps it was because Thrawn tended to have more faith in people that he was so bad at politics, or his mind simply didn't work that way.

"I need an ally. More than that, I need someone who won't turn on me for their own gain. What I am offering is a partnership of sorts."