Yet another piece of the puzzle that was Altair's backstory. Thrawn wasn't kidding when he said Altair had a complicated history, one that didn't quite fit in with galactic society as they knew it. Perhaps Altair was from a different part of the Unknown Region, outside of the Ascendancy?
"Well, he said he appreciated it when I kept him from making any career-killing errors, because I knew the Empire better than he did."
And now he had to rely on that Pryce woman. Not exactly a comforting thought. Not that he thought that Thrawn was out of his league in dealing with her, and he would always have the upper hand when he interacted with her, but her actions at Batonn had left a bad taste in Eli's mouth.
"See, in the Ascendancy, the military is completely apolitical. As in, you don't get command of a dreadnaught just because you or a relative have the right connections. I might have been a bit resentful of him at first, because if his career crashed and burned, then I would go down with him."
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"Well, he said he appreciated it when I kept him from making any career-killing errors, because I knew the Empire better than he did."
And now he had to rely on that Pryce woman. Not exactly a comforting thought. Not that he thought that Thrawn was out of his league in dealing with her, and he would always have the upper hand when he interacted with her, but her actions at Batonn had left a bad taste in Eli's mouth.
"See, in the Ascendancy, the military is completely apolitical. As in, you don't get command of a dreadnaught just because you or a relative have the right connections. I might have been a bit resentful of him at first, because if his career crashed and burned, then I would go down with him."
Eli obviously didn't feel that way anymore.