"Could you describe the overall history of Klingon interaction with the
Federation?"
"Confrontation would be a good way to start," replied the diplomat with
a smile. "Seriously, though, I think our people have moved from
complete distrust that bordered on open warfare to mutual admiration
and detente. It has not been a straight line between these two points,
but there has been a gradual improvement that I think has been
beneficial for both sides."
Chase nodded as he listened and took detailed notes. "Do you think what
happened during the Dominion War was normal for the type of
relationship between the Federation and the Klingon Empire?"
"It was probably reflective of relations at that time," replied Koomah
simply.
"What were the high points of the war for the Empire?"
"I am a Klingon and not even I would say that any war has its high
points. There were many successes to go along with the failures, but
those come about through a great loss of life, particularly when
considering the scale of the Dominion War." Koomah's face showed how
seriously he took what happened in the long ago war. "Probably the best
thing to come about it is the peace that seems to have developed.
People learned how horrible war could be and did not actively worked
toward it to the same degree as they did earlier."
This was not the type of answer that Chase would have expected from a
Klingon. He always imagined them as being a bit blood thirsty.
Apparently, that was not the case, at least when dealing with his
individual. He decided to take a different tack to try and focus a
little more on the type of information that he really needed. "How do
you think Klingons have changed their view of the Federation and its
citizens?"
(tag?)
Ben
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