[ At her sneer, he weighs his options. Sits back in his chair, takes a sip from his caf and then sets it back down. It's an obvious buy for time, but he's going to take it nonetheless. ]

I was four when the second Death Star was destroyed. My father served as Commandant at the officer's academy on Arkanis; he never gave up his loyalties even as the Empire declined. [ All the implications are there. ] I believe the Empire had benefits, ones that were sorely missed in its absence.