and powerful in the Force. They were watching him, Palpatine knew, each trying in his own way to glean some understanding as to why they’d been summoned. Grand Admiral Thrawn was observing his Emperor’s voice, face, and body stance. Lord Vader, in contrast, was stretching out with the Force toward his Master. Palpatine could feel all that. But he could also feel the tension between these, his two most useful servants. The tension wasn’t simply because each wished to be the one standing alone at his Master’s side at the center of Imperial power, though that was certainly part of it. There was
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