Plot twist of misremembered wiki (spoilers: Tarkin)
I’ve been getting back into star wars books in the last few years with the High Republic, and have been working through the back catalogue since. I decided to listen to Tarkin, and had a fantastic misunderstanding.
I had read Tarkin’s wiki or a lore video some years back, and I vaguely remembered Berch Teller’s Rebel cell being a thing. I also remember him having an ally high up in the Imperial Admiralty. Early on in the book, Tarkin runs into Admiral Nils Tenant, a minor character from the clone wars. Oh, I thought, a villain from Tarkin’s past- a close confidant to twist the metaphorical knife.
So I waited to the shoe to drop, while thinking that Rancit would be a more logical choice of villain- only to realize after the reveal my poor memory gave me a solid twist.