"My suspicisions are the Bajoran Ambassador. He has his hands in many things, and the list of those that owe him or are otherwise indebted to him is a very impressive list. This list includes other ambassadors to the Federation Council, local planetary governmental officials, Federation Judges, and even Starfleet Admirals. Some of them you may know like Rear Admirals Zorin, Reyla, and Van Der Loo."
"I am awarrre of those beings," said Kit, putting together a lot of pieces in her mind. "And theirrr involvement in otherrr affairrrs detrrrimental to Starrrfleet and the Federrration."
"Admiral, there is something else. While I am far from proving anything, I have a bad feeling about the connection between Admiral Kyle Kettering, the Commander of 9th Fleet, and the Bajoran Ambassador. There is something there, but I just can't put my finger on it. My gut tells me that it's nothing overt, but something far more shadowy. Now if Kettering is involved, what the CinC's brother? The number 2 in the chain of command at 9th fleet..."
Could she trust this human? Lasiter the younger would most certainly be eliminated if his true feelings about Kettering were known. And she knew nothing about this human, kin of the human involved. No, not yet. Lasiter may have started down Kettering's path, but he had doubts, and they needed him. Better to be safe. "Ketterrring's name has come up farrr too often in my own inforrrmation forrr comforrrt, but I have not hearrrd Lasiterrr's name attached to it, at least not yet. Ketterrring may be keeping him in the darrrk forrr fearrr he might talk to his brrrotherr, howeverrr cold that family rrrelationship may seem on the outside. Let us stick to facts, Commanderrr, not speculation."
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"Let me play devil's advocate forrr a moment, and please, do not think that I am belittling the worrrk you have done on this, which is outstanding. But these people arrre high-rrranking officerrrs and officials. Any attack on them must be made with harrrd, cold, evidence. Historrry has shown that anything else will almost cerrrtainly meet with the demise of those who brrrought the charrrges. So, tell me yourrr evidence so farrr. Show me the facts. Tell me what dirrrection you would like to go in next, and I will help you in whateverrr way I can, if it is rrreasonable." That last sentence sounded politic, and she hated herself for that, but it was necessary. He was young and eager, and might step blindly into a hornets's nexst if he wasn't careful.
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