"Yes, the Empire has found reason to stay." Part of it was Palpatine's interest in expanding his Empire, even if this world was practically within the Unknown Region. But then there were other things, such as the gold coins. Opening up trade, if nothing else, was of interest to the Empire.
"Have you?" Yet Astarion had walked around in the daylight just fine the first time they had met, quite contradictory to the artwork all saying that vampires couldn't stand the sun. Clearly there had been something about Astarion that had protected him. Yet that protection was now gone. Thrawn was going to have questions about that, once he and Astarion could come to an agreement.
"That won't be a problem, for such conditions can be accommodated for." He leaned in close and lowered his voice. "Do you know why it took me so long to figure it out? Because your kind seem to not exist outside of this world."
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"Have you?" Yet Astarion had walked around in the daylight just fine the first time they had met, quite contradictory to the artwork all saying that vampires couldn't stand the sun. Clearly there had been something about Astarion that had protected him. Yet that protection was now gone. Thrawn was going to have questions about that, once he and Astarion could come to an agreement.
"That won't be a problem, for such conditions can be accommodated for." He leaned in close and lowered his voice. "Do you know why it took me so long to figure it out? Because your kind seem to not exist outside of this world."