> > >He did not say anything at first, just took a deep breath. Then
released
> >it slowly. "Admiral Renaud do you have any comments that you >would like
> >to add."
> >
> >Lorin stopped his thought cold, "Grizzled, with all due respect, can also
> >mean stuck in the old ways. He may be honorable but does he hold any past
> >grudges against Federation personnel for past experiences? Who is it?"
<if
> >answered does he know of him?>
>
> "His name is Captain Marrtak." The name was generally known as a good
> commander, a good leader, and one who had fought with the Federation
> before. His name, however, had not come up in over seven years. "And
> grrrizzled in this instance means experienced. He's always taken heat
> forrr his admirrration of Starrrfleet as a fighting forrrce, which is why
> he's still a captain. But he's been in coverrrt ops forrr severrral
> yearrrs now, and successfully, I might add. The rrreporrt the Klingons
> sent me, and they have no rrreason to lie, is that he has yet to have an
> unsuccessful operrration."
>
"Admiral, I am reluctant to send in Federation personnel with a
Klingon Commander. I am also reluctant to take the officer off of the
project who planned it and proposed it. How do you see Captain Black
fitting in to this operation?" Lasiter asked.
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