Thrawn gently pressed his forehead into the contact. Were they not surrounded by various red eyes, Thrawn would have done much more than this. He could see Eli's face light up in embarrassment. A few of the children stifled giggles.

"No more than an hour, or perhaps an hour and a half, at the most. Lord Vader will be expecting me to return, and may not be pleased if I am gone for too long."