"They're not. It's why I am truly glad that you do not have to suffer with such emotions any more."
Altair would never see Aden again. He'd never feel his brother lean his entire weight against his back again to peek over his shoulder at what he was doing, hear his laughter, or hear him call his name again. Though bringing Thrass back had been by chance- he was glad he'd decided to bring the pair he'd rescued to see Thrawn now, really, rather than dropping them off on some random planet- he was glad for it. For Thrawn's sake.
He would never allow Thrawn to feel like that was something he owed him for, though. He should be happy, without concerns of owing a debt to a Sith Lord.
Realizing that he still had his hand on Thrawn's arm, he pulled it back with a soft apology. They had held hands before, even danced together, but here with only the two of them, it felt a bit awkward.
"I should return to my quarters. You must be eager to go talk with your brother once he's done eating, so I shouldn't take up too much of your time."
A pause then, as he thought about something, "... When you speak to the Jedi girl, let her know that my door is open to her should she need someone to talk to about the future. It's up to her, of course, but if you'd allow it, and she desires it, I would let her stay at my side."
If she felt like she was lost, then he'd want to help.
"Of course if your brother would like to speak with me for any reason at all, my door is also open to him. You can feel free to tell them both that I've got... Let's call it unique experience with time travel. Might put their minds at ease."
A pause, before he added, "It's open to you too. I like our talks, even when they're serious. And I feel like this expressionless mask of mine is easy to talk to."
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Altair would never see Aden again. He'd never feel his brother lean his entire weight against his back again to peek over his shoulder at what he was doing, hear his laughter, or hear him call his name again. Though bringing Thrass back had been by chance- he was glad he'd decided to bring the pair he'd rescued to see Thrawn now, really, rather than dropping them off on some random planet- he was glad for it. For Thrawn's sake.
He would never allow Thrawn to feel like that was something he owed him for, though. He should be happy, without concerns of owing a debt to a Sith Lord.
Realizing that he still had his hand on Thrawn's arm, he pulled it back with a soft apology. They had held hands before, even danced together, but here with only the two of them, it felt a bit awkward.
"I should return to my quarters. You must be eager to go talk with your brother once he's done eating, so I shouldn't take up too much of your time."
A pause then, as he thought about something, "... When you speak to the Jedi girl, let her know that my door is open to her should she need someone to talk to about the future. It's up to her, of course, but if you'd allow it, and she desires it, I would let her stay at my side."
If she felt like she was lost, then he'd want to help.
"Of course if your brother would like to speak with me for any reason at all, my door is also open to him. You can feel free to tell them both that I've got... Let's call it unique experience with time travel. Might put their minds at ease."
A pause, before he added, "It's open to you too. I like our talks, even when they're serious. And I feel like this expressionless mask of mine is easy to talk to."