> Dashnak thought for a moment. His word was not binding on the Council as
a
> whole, but it held great weight, and their own problems with that area
were
> considerable. After a few moments, he nodded. <[Very well, Kitanya.
Your
> House is an honorable one; you would not deceive me without risking
> everything. We will go along with this joint strike force. But! We will
> not let the Federation use our ships and give us the scraps of
information.
> We require joint command and the crew of the Klingon ships will be at
> least half Klingon, not just technical crews to operate cloaking devices.
> And we want some of our own ships involved in the event of a major
> campaign; you can't expect us to sit by and watch the Federation take all
> the glory!]>
>
> Kitanya nodded. <[What you ask is fair and resonable, Dashnak. You know
I
> do not have the authority to agree to your request, but expect to hear
from
> me later today with our decision. I am almost positive it will be met
with
> agreement.]>
>
> The Klingon nodded with satisfaction. <[And what of you, Kitanya? Will
> you be coming along on this little venture to train our warriors in the
> ways of feline fighting?]>
>
> She sighed. <[I am going to try, Dashnak. But I am bound by other
duties.
> I will suggest it, though, and try very hard to convice my superiors that
> myself and the others of my clan in the fleet are the best trainers
> possible for this kind of campaign.]>
>
> <[But the others of your clan do not speak Klingon, or know our minds and
> hearts as you do.]>
>
> <[I will try, Dashnak,]> she replied. <[We will give you an answer by
this
> evening. Qapla'!]>
>
> <[Qapla' Kitanya!]> The scren went back to the Imperial symbol and
Kitanya
> shut it off. "Well," she sighed, looking over at Aurelius. "They'rrre
> having morrre trrrouble than we thought. Forrr Dashnak to agrrree so
> rrreadily means they need ourrr help." It was well known that Klingons
> would never ask for it, so others always had to offer.
>
"But the good news is that they have pretty much agreed. Now comes
the hard part. I have not seen a report on this to Admiral Lasiter. I
assume that he knows of the situation, but does he know of the plan that
Captain Black proposed. Someone will have to tell him. Someone will have
to get the ships needed for the mission. Someone will have to get to the
CinC before 1313 hours. His calendar is clear from 1330 hours on, and it is
like that for several days. Like he is on lite duty or something."
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