Ar'alani's red eyes bored into Altair. Like she were trying to figure out if Altair was Chiss, because he certainly didn't act like a Chiss. Memories of Thrawn and Altair's first meeting came to mind, when the Sith had still been terrified of him. It seemed he still had a long way to go before he would be ready to integrate into Chiss society.

Eli was much more open, "Nice to meet you, Altair. Any friend of Thrawn's is a friend of mine."

Ar'alani decided to get right to business, speaking in Cheuhn, "Why are you here, Mitth'raw'nuruodo?"

"I suspect we are here for much of the same reason. We picked up someone who had escaped the Grysks and have come to investigate."

They went back and forth, Eli standing by, occasionally regarding Altair. Both Admirals came to an agreement, deciding to work together for now. That included asking to borrow Eli for a while.

Turning to Altair, he said, "I wish to catch up with Lieutenant Vanto. Meet us back here in an hour, I will have a special mission for you," Wordlessly, he handed Altair back his lightsaber, which made Eli's eyes widen with shock.