"Your help will be graciously appreciated. What the Empire needs to do is retreat and rebuild their forces, though sadly they may simply launch attacks that they cannot win simply to salve their own egos." Such was the way of many Imperials, sadly. They would sacrifice their own troopers and pilots in the name of vengeance, resulting in many losses. Thrawn could only hope that he wouldn't be too late by the time he got there.

"You are, of course, welcome to bring the Doombringer as well. I myself will take command of the ISD Chimaera when the time comes. It is commanded by a man named Giled Pellaeon, who seems to have more sense than most."