"The things he does with art, I couldn't even fathom how he comes to the conclusions that he does. One time, we were helping this planet with a spice problem, and he figured out the natives' way of thinking just by looking at a mural in their townhouse."

It was almost like a superpower, much like Altair and the Force. Eli had wondered if it was a Thrawn thing or a Chiss thing, and time spent with the Chiss had shown that it was just a Thrawn thing. He'd seen no other Chiss display the seemingly magical ability to read art that Thrawn did. He'd even asked Thrass about it a few times.

"The two ysalamiri up on the back wall caught my eye immediately." Eli said casually. Thrawn had told him about the creatures in that piece, and lucky for Altair they were just statues and not the real thing. "That and the mask propped up on his desk. He said you actually helped him acquire that one."