He could sense his curiosity. Thrawn hadn't told him, and Altair was glad about that. Still, Eli was Thrawn's friend- and he was his too now.
"That does seem to be a theme," He agreed. The Chiss of his time had been like that. Not quite like the stories, they were people, individuals, too. Still, the aid of the Chiss had been a huge advantage for the Empire, and they could be found in many places, lending their strength to the military, to Intelligence, and more.
Altair fell quiet for a moment, thinking things over, "Where I come from, I- Well, my family had a... Very different view of Chiss Force-sensitives. To them, Force-sensitivity was impurity. A disease that needed to be purged. We were slaves, and I was property as much as they were, so they couldn't do that, but..."
He wasn't as over that as he thought. But it would be good to have Eli on more or less equal terms with what Thrawn knew. This friendship was still new, but he had earned Thrawn's trust, which led him to be willing to place his faith in him too.
"Still, I was raised without a typical Chiss name- I doubt they gave me the name I do have- I was raised not knowing the language, the culture, and I was raised believing that the second an unfamiliar Chiss discovered what I was, I'd find myself with a blade between the ribs."
A slight shrug of his shoulders, then, "Not a part of my past that necessarily needs to be hidden. I think Thrawn was really surprised though, meeting a Chiss who didn't understand a-- well, civilized word of Cheuhn, nor was I even able to pronounce his full name at first. Had it been anyone else, they'd probably think I'd suffered a few too many kicks to the head."
A smile than touched on sardonic, then, "If you want to learn to swear in Cheuhn though, I've got you covered."
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"That does seem to be a theme," He agreed. The Chiss of his time had been like that. Not quite like the stories, they were people, individuals, too. Still, the aid of the Chiss had been a huge advantage for the Empire, and they could be found in many places, lending their strength to the military, to Intelligence, and more.
Altair fell quiet for a moment, thinking things over, "Where I come from, I- Well, my family had a... Very different view of Chiss Force-sensitives. To them, Force-sensitivity was impurity. A disease that needed to be purged. We were slaves, and I was property as much as they were, so they couldn't do that, but..."
He wasn't as over that as he thought. But it would be good to have Eli on more or less equal terms with what Thrawn knew. This friendship was still new, but he had earned Thrawn's trust, which led him to be willing to place his faith in him too.
"Still, I was raised without a typical Chiss name- I doubt they gave me the name I do have- I was raised not knowing the language, the culture, and I was raised believing that the second an unfamiliar Chiss discovered what I was, I'd find myself with a blade between the ribs."
A slight shrug of his shoulders, then, "Not a part of my past that necessarily needs to be hidden. I think Thrawn was really surprised though, meeting a Chiss who didn't understand a-- well, civilized word of Cheuhn, nor was I even able to pronounce his full name at first. Had it been anyone else, they'd probably think I'd suffered a few too many kicks to the head."
A smile than touched on sardonic, then, "If you want to learn to swear in Cheuhn though, I've got you covered."
That was obviously a joke.