Admiral Gual was annoyed at the presumptuousness of Capt Juion and spoke in a low tone "I am well aware of the degradation of the new Republic. I have been taking advantage of this in the outer-rim systems. We have subjugated several, none with ship building capabilities nor high technology but, I have Introduced Imperial technology and we are in the process of getting them up to speed." Gaul said leaning forward on the table. "And why may I ask , If the Galaxy is in Civil war with no cohesion, would we not act? It seems to me this would give this New Imperial Alliance an advantage of Solidarity" Gaul took a sip and sat back in his chair. "I am a resourceful man Capt Juion or Grand Admiral Thrawn would not have made me and Admiral . I was fighting for him when he was assassinated. I have an extensive spy network. I heard tell that there was another cloning facility and that The Grand Admiral had been Cloned. While you are right that I have been in Absence a while, you underestimate my understanding of the situation. If Thrawn is Alive this would breath new inspiration to the Imperial cause. If not then I intended,in lieu of the chaos of civil war, to unify the remnants and take up the cause Myself." The Admiral said , feeling confident. "Now Tell me Capt. , Does Thrawn Live?" Admiral Gual said growing impatient with the banter.