"I have always had an interest in artwork, and other cultures that art represented," Thrawn replied. "It gave way to a theory I had, that art said many things about a culture, or an individual. I was allowed to test that theory when I was still with my kind, and it proved successful. Further experiments yielded similar results. Battle tactics only tell you one aspect of a culture or individual."

Thrawn checked his chrono for a moment. Much as he wanted to continue the conversation, no doubt Luke would have somewhere to be. Certainly, Thrawn had things to do. The least of which was stopping by the Academy records office.

"Forgive me, I did not wish to make you potentially late by holding you up."