>She allowed her arched eyebrow to return to neutral. "And as to the
political hurdles,
>I agree they are great, and they begin with the fact that I could not-and
would not-command
>any of my people to subjugate themselves to a foreign power-in other
words to submit to
>staff supervision, therefore 'appointing a consultant' is impracticable."
Lorin nodded in understanding, "Then Ambassador, please feel free to offer
any ideas you may have as to how we can at least make an attempt to stop
her. She has made attacks on 2 Admirals and this cannot be tolerated."
"On this, we agree wholeheartedly, Admiral. Her list of accomplishments on
ch'Rihan and within our Empire is impressive to the point of being staggering. It
is my conclusion - and I stand by this - that the woman we know as Star will not be
stopped until it is her decision to be so. She has had several hundred years to
perfect her craft. She has us at a serious disadvantage. Believe me, Ambassador,
if I felt it within my power to help, I would. Unfortunately, her files are so
classified as to result in treason if I were to release them to you. I will,
however, have a nonclassified summary prepared for you, which you can expect on
your desk by the late-meal today."
(eh?)
