The door to the office clanged open with the traditional Klingon sound effects to revel an older Klingon gentleman. He was about 6'5, had light blue eyes and a sqarthy complection. Large amounts of gray hair could be found in his hair, which matched his simple moustache and goatee. His cranium had a very detailed formation on it. "Mr. Eldin, please come into my office. My understanding is that you are doing some research on the Dominion War," he started as he turned and walked back toward the center of his office. "Please take a seat," he continued as he indicated the settee.
Chase made his way over to the chair that Koomah had indicated and sat down. "That is correct, sir. I appreciate your willingness to take time out of your busy schedule to help me with this." The Klingon cultural attache smiled. "That is what my job is, Mr. Eldin. Let me help you in whatever manner you need." "I guess we could start with the type of relationship the Klingons had with the major powers before the war started." "I am sure that you will find that our perspective is not all that different from most peoples. The Klingon-Cardassian War had caused a lot of problems in the Quadrant. Our alliance with the Federation had been strained beyond breaking and most of the major powers were looking inward to protecting themselves from the chaos that resulted." "From my own experiences, I have found that everyone's perspectives are a little different." Chase leaned down to his carryall while he was talking and pulled out a small personal PADD. "Do you mind if I take some notes while we talk?" "Of course, Mr. Eldin. It would be hard to cite this conversation in your dissertation if you do not," replied the Klingon with a friendly smile. "Where would you like to begin?" Chase was glad. It was going to make things a lot easier to remember things if he could keep notes as they went along. "Perhaps we should start in the beginning. How did the Klingons get drawn into the war?" "As I am sure you have already found, the Klingon Empire was already deeply involved in a war with the Cardassians. The Cardassians were basically crippled, and, to a large extent, that is why they were so willing to open their borders to the Dominion. The war had severly harmed our alliance. In a way, we both owe the Dominion War for reuniting the Klingons and the Federation. Without it, there is some question as to whether we would have rebuilt the peace that existed between our two peoples." "What caused the war with Cardassia and why did the Federation get drawn into the fighting?" (tag?) Ben _______________________________________________ Spacedock mailing list [email protected] http://mail.starbase1.org/mailman/listinfo/spacedock_starbase1.org
