>"Rhiana and Ael t'Khllrennz are of the same parentage.  They were sisters."

"Look into this too."

 >"The *ch'R Talon* was bound for the Twin Homeworlds and was within the
 >Romulan/Federation Neutral Zone when it reported mechanical difficulties 
with
 >the warp core.  Contact was subsequently lost.  Rescue craft arriving at the
 >scene only six hours later reported nothing but debris.  The majority of the
 >ship and some 41% of the souls aboard have been recovered.  Rhiana
 >t'Khllrennz' body was not among those found."

 >K'Tael looked at the Admiral to see his response.  This was proving to be a
 >very interesting case.

"Hmmm....that doesn't sound right."

 > A moment's quiet as the computer ran the mission briefs.  "All said 
missions
 > are classified at Magenta level.  Nearly all were for retrieval of Secret
 > Ops Personnel either imprisoned or caught behind unfriendly lines.  He is
 > rated as 'infiltration capable, med/other'.  His file notes that he is
 > familiar with several forms of personal combat, including several Terran
 > forms of martial arts, the Vulcan kato, and the Romulan <[llaekh-ae'rl]>
 > (strict trans: "Laughing Murder").  He is also certified with 
most  Starfleet
 > issue personal arms."

"Computer explain the Romulan <[llaekh-ae'rl]> in detail please."

 >K'Tael was surprised to see that the good Doctor had so much training with
 >personal combat.  It was his experience that most medical officers despised
 >it and saw that aspect of Starfleet as being only necessary.  "Did you know
 >he had so much experience in secret ops?" he asked Renaud.

"Not at all."

 >The computer, unsure if it were being addressed, added in, "Admiral Brennan
 >has a contractual rider within his file that stipulates he may not be 
sent on
 >any operation where assassination or the taking of life is a mandate."

"That makes sense."

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