Star Trek: The Next Generation®: Before Dishonor by Peter David

Author:Peter David
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

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Spock had not been the least bit surprised when T’Lana had shown up at his quarters. Seated cross-legged on the floor—surprisingly limber for a Vulcan of his years—Spock looked up at her with his eternally calm demeanor and waited for her to speak.

“I…feel the need to apologize to you,” T’Lana said.

Cocking an eyebrow, Spock replied, “For what reason?”

“I believe I may have treated you…unfairly.” She took a step toward him. “It was inappropriate for me to blame you for what transpired with the Borg cube and the Thunderchild. Any one of a number of circumstances could well have set the same chain of events into motion. Simply to assume that you are the root cause of the annihilation of the Thunderchild…it was inappropriate and I am…”—she hesitated, having trouble forming the unfamiliar word—“sorry.”

He nodded slightly, accepting it, and then simply looked at her.

“Well,” she said, wondering if she should bow or genuflect, and settled for the simple Vulcan salute.

Before she could leave, however, Spock said, “In answer to your previous question, I was not offended.”

“Previous question?” She wasn’t sure what he was talking about. “What previous question?”

“Your curiosity over how I dealt with having my advice ignored when I knew it was steeped in logic and that the wrong decision was being made.”

That gave her pause. “This…this is a very different circumstance.”

“The unwise person is always able to see the differences in circumstances. It is only the wise person who is able to see the similarities. Which, I find myself wondering, are you, Counselor?”

“I prefer to think of myself as a wise person, Ambassador,” she said, her back stiffening.

“We all do, Counselor,” remarked the ambassador. “We all do.”

Then he closed his eyes, indicating that he was entering a meditative state. T’Lana wanted to stand there, to continue to argue with him, but it didn’t seem as if it would serve any purpose. With a frustrated shake of her head, she turned and left his quarters.

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