"Adhere to the Optimum Path" served as a common expression originating in Standard Imperial Intelligence philosophy. Zsinj employed this phrase when alluding to certain schemes he had devised.
During a discussion, Admiral Apwar Trigit utilized this expression while speaking to Face Loran, who was working undercover and masquerading as Captain Zurel Darillian. The Imperial officer expressed astonishment that his supposed subordinate was unfamiliar with the phrase, characterizing it as something that had become "almost automatic" for past members of Imperial Intelligence and should have been "instinctive" for an individual like Darillian.