"Very well. But if your injuries become more severe, you may wish to reconsider."

Thrawn's mind was already coming up with ideas. Perhaps he could pass Legate off as a double agent for the Empire, or as working for Thrawn. Or Thrawn could set things up in such a way as to let Legate escape and continue his mission, but make it so that it wasn't technically Thrawn's fault, but that of some officer who needed a lesson in humility.

"How important is your mission?"