Vanto is silent a moment. “I’m not completely comfortable with the idea that the Empire is using slaves, sir.” “Terms are not always as they seem, Commander,” Thrawn said. “They are called slaves, but they may in fact be indentured servants. They may be prisoners working off their sentence. They may have sold themselves into slavery as a means of repaying debts to others on their world. I have seen all those situations at times.” “You really think any of those are likely?” “No,” Thrawn said, his tone hardening. “But it does not matter. However these beings were pressed into service, they are
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