I can try, but ... We have no proof that Thrawn's manipulating anyone. [ She's not sure Poe would believe her, and more to the point, if he did believe her, he'd probably just show up and fight Thrawn. ]

And Poe's worse at lying than I am. [ Which, apparently, is really saying something. She shoots him a look because she hasn't forgotten about that. But there's something else to the fact that she's pointing it out, and now. She shifts her weight, ill at ease with her own implication. ] When he has a problem with someone, he prefers the direct approach. [ Not entirely without bitterness, she notes her personal experience, ] Believe me.