Devil in the sky, p.24
Devil in the Sky, page 24
Her face was livid on the monitor. “This is an outrage,” she began as her greeting. “You had no right to beam those Hortas to one of Bajor’s sacred moons. I’m drafting a formal complaint to Starfleet requesting your removal at once.”
“On what grounds?” he asked evenly.
“You were explicitly told to keep those unholy monsters on Deep Space Nine,” she snarled.
“Excuse me, but I believe you said—and I quote—‘The Hortas do not belong on or below the sacred soil of Bajor.’ You said nothing about Bajor’s moons. If you like, I can have the tape played for you.”
“A shameless technicality, unworthy of you. You knew they wouldn’t be welcome on any Bajoran territory.”
“I’m sorry,” he said. “I must have misunderstood. If you like, I can have them recalled. But that would probably prevent them from finishing their report.”
“What report?”
“On the vast mineral wealth hidden below the moon’s surface.”
She paused. “Vast mineral wealth?”
“Oh, nothing you’d be interested in, I’m sure. Just some uranium, pergium, and quite a bit of latinum as well. But I know how your mind is occupied with spiritual matters, which are, of course, more important.”
Vedek Sloi leaned back thoughtfully. The silence stretched between them.
“Vedek?” he asked.
“Perhaps,” she finally said, “we have been too hasty. After all, a moon isn’t Bajor.”
Benjamin said, “Then you don’t want me to send the Hortas back to Janus VI?”
There was another long pause. Then the Vedek spoke again.
“Perhaps,” she said slowly, “a compromise can be worked out after all….”
Sisko smiled.
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