"Most people are not much compared to Thrawn. I am not, either."
Altair had his intelligence, political experience, his zeal for ancient artifacts and knowledge, and his mastery of the Force. Thrawn though, Thrawn was so much more than even he could ever be. Even with that knowledge though, he didn't think Thrawn would want him to compare himself to him, and call himself not much compared to. He didn't think he'd want Eli to, either.
"Even saying that though, I don't think you should say that you are not much compared to him. In my experience, Thrawn surrounds himself with exceptional people. Intelligent, knowledgeable, talented people. People who may not always see what he sees, but are crafty in their own right. He cares about you, enough to ask me to protect you."
He wasn't sure if he was getting his point across, but, "... I think you must be pretty special, for him to care about you so deeply."
As for not being popular though, all he could do about that was shrug his shoulders, "As for not being popular, in my experience, the elites of any world will find any excuse to look down on someone. Being from the wrong world, being newly rich, or old money, being exceptional, not being exceptional... The list goes on and on... In my experience, the ones who make the most noise about such things are vapid and can be safely disregarded, and nothing of value will be lost. And the ones who cannot be disregarded and go out of their way to get in your way can be maneuvered around."
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"Most people are not much compared to Thrawn. I am not, either."
Altair had his intelligence, political experience, his zeal for ancient artifacts and knowledge, and his mastery of the Force. Thrawn though, Thrawn was so much more than even he could ever be. Even with that knowledge though, he didn't think Thrawn would want him to compare himself to him, and call himself not much compared to. He didn't think he'd want Eli to, either.
"Even saying that though, I don't think you should say that you are not much compared to him. In my experience, Thrawn surrounds himself with exceptional people. Intelligent, knowledgeable, talented people. People who may not always see what he sees, but are crafty in their own right. He cares about you, enough to ask me to protect you."
He wasn't sure if he was getting his point across, but, "... I think you must be pretty special, for him to care about you so deeply."
As for not being popular though, all he could do about that was shrug his shoulders, "As for not being popular, in my experience, the elites of any world will find any excuse to look down on someone. Being from the wrong world, being newly rich, or old money, being exceptional, not being exceptional... The list goes on and on... In my experience, the ones who make the most noise about such things are vapid and can be safely disregarded, and nothing of value will be lost. And the ones who cannot be disregarded and go out of their way to get in your way can be maneuvered around."