"No," he says dryly, "I really could not. While the Republic has proved as fractious and fragile as I believed it to be, this First Order seems even less stable."

His nostrils flare very slightly.

"It will do my people no good, should they need a strong ally in the days to come. Your resistance at least has tenacity behind it. And, of course, you do not seem to look down upon those with blue skin."