"Well I have a Chief Engineer and a Chief of Security. That's on top of the Counselor I am trying to discourage from thinking too much of the fact that I requested her.
"I was reading through the news feeds from the Empire again. They aren't saying much new. I find myself choosing sides with limited information. My primary information comes from a conversation I had with Captain Picard at a conference about the issue six months ago. I was there as a cultural expert, he was there because he had met most of the major players.
"Maec isn't in any of the reports that I am getting. I sent a message to Henderson, though I am not entirely sure he read it, much less would answer the request.
"Elements help my son do what is right. And forgive a mother that would like to see him alive one more time.
"As for the ship, she is strong, and capable, now if I can just get the rest of my crew aboard it would be good. It is strange to think that the compliment of this ship is comperable to the population of Empok Nor. I miss that very obscure station. I had a home there. There are old familiar faces here. Perhaps a home is more mobile than I once believed."
