

“Because we now know that whatever the Kinara’s objectives might once have been, in the last few months they have come under the influence of at least four of the original eight Neyser essences,” Torres continued. “Which we cannot allow to happen,” Captain Farkas noted. “Once that trial ends,” Torres repeated, refusing to acknowledge or accept their pessimism, “the Kinara intend to open negotiations with the Confederacy for passage through their local network of subspace corridors for the purpose of acquiring some unknown resources that lie beyond Confederacy space but can only be readily accessed by utilizing their corridors.” “Almost certainly,” Captain Farkas corrected him. “Presumably with the admiral’s execution,” Counselor Cambridge interjected. “The Kinara are about to put Admiral Janeway on trial for crimes she supposedly committed during Voyager’s maiden trek in the Delta Quadrant. “I just want to make sure I’ve got this straight.”

The shock had already passed for everyone else and been replaced by mingled trepidation and determination.Ĭommander Torres was the first to speak. Torres and Kim appeared stunned and sickened by their captain’s revelations. Both were already well aware of how complicated their mission had become in the last few hours. Lieutenant Kenth Lasren, his Betazoid ops officer, Counselor Hugh Cambridge, and Admiral Janeway’s personal aide, Decan, were also present.
