Eli looked at Thrawn's retreating form, then down at the bat again. Before he could question Thrawn, the man had already retreated into his private quarters, most likely to remove the fake ears and change into his uniform.

"I didn't think Thrawn was the sort to get a pet." He mused, leaving Thrawn's office and going into his own quarters, right next door. An aide had to be close at hand to their commanding officer.

He idly stroked the bat's head with a finger. "Thrawn had me looking into this city that got sent to Hell. Literally. They're still rebuilding, but they kinda took it out on the tiefling population." Which was entirely unfair to them. It seemed that prejudice could happen no matter where you were.

"I passed myself off as a bard while I was there. It was kinda fun, honestly." He didn't know why he was saying all this to a bat. Perhaps he just liked getting his thoughts out in the open to something that couldn't talk back.

He set the bat down on his desk, before sitting down, stroking a finger down his back. "You're pretty cute. Especially those curls."