He'd greeted them in Basic. A commander, in the Unknown Regions, with calm, crisp, nearly-unaccented words, practiced with the language in a place that the language had hardly reached. Basic, in response to the Republic convoy's sudden appearance (pulled out of hyperspace with a hell of a jolt, thanks to the new gravity well generator they took from the Vagaari).
Admittedly, from the outside, it had looked somewhat... suspect. The little Vagaari scout ship had fired on them in order to cover for its quick hop to hyperspace, and it had accomplished neither cover nor hyperspace. The Chiss picket force, though small, dwarfed the scout entirely.
And then the captain of the lead Republic ship, and thus the captain of the convoy, forced the issue, interfering with the destruction of an apparently innocent ship by alien forces.
The blue-skinned, red-eyed aliens, once fired upon, had retaliated quickly and astonishingly efficiently. Individual squadrons had worked holes in the shields and fired through, destroying conduits and gutting weapons arrays, leaving the ship mostly alive but entirely defenseless. Two ships in the convoy had been destroyed (though nearly all hands made it off in escape pods). None of the Chiss ships were. A stunning and terrifying display.
Thrawn sends over a request, now that the fighting is done. Send an envoy and a translator. Don't make any hostile moves. We'll be taking care of those escape pods, thank you very much. A single shuttle, that's all that's allowed, between the ship gap and into the Chiss bays.
3 or 2, or 3 then 2 or something
Admittedly, from the outside, it had looked somewhat... suspect. The little Vagaari scout ship had fired on them in order to cover for its quick hop to hyperspace, and it had accomplished neither cover nor hyperspace. The Chiss picket force, though small, dwarfed the scout entirely.
And then the captain of the lead Republic ship, and thus the captain of the convoy, forced the issue, interfering with the destruction of an apparently innocent ship by alien forces.
The blue-skinned, red-eyed aliens, once fired upon, had retaliated quickly and astonishingly efficiently. Individual squadrons had worked holes in the shields and fired through, destroying conduits and gutting weapons arrays, leaving the ship mostly alive but entirely defenseless. Two ships in the convoy had been destroyed (though nearly all hands made it off in escape pods). None of the Chiss ships were. A stunning and terrifying display.
Thrawn sends over a request, now that the fighting is done. Send an envoy and a translator. Don't make any hostile moves. We'll be taking care of those escape pods, thank you very much. A single shuttle, that's all that's allowed, between the ship gap and into the Chiss bays.