Starfleet Year One (c) by Star Trek

Author:Star Trek [Star Trek]
Language: deu
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2011-02-06T10:07:06.722000+00:00

Stiles went over Elena Ezquerra’s file as he had gone over more than a dozen others that day.

He took note of the time she had put in on the Timber Wolf and the Wildcat. He saw the commendations she had received for bravery and initiative over the last couple of years. And he read the glowing praise that Captain Renault had heaped on her.

When Stiles was finished with the file, he looked up at the petite, dark-haired woman. She looked eager to see what he thought of her.

“I like what I see here,” he told her. “I like it a lot.”

Ezquerra’s eyes lit up. “Very kind of you to say so, sir.”

The captain shook his head. “It’s not kind of me at all, Lieutenant. In fact, it’s downright cruel.”

The woman sat back in her seat. “I beg your pardon, sir?”

“It’s cruel,” he explained, “that despite all your considerable qualifications, I can’t bring you aboard.”

Ezquerra looked perplexed. “I’m afraid I don’t understand, sir.”

“It’s very simple,” Stiles told her. “Starfleet has put a cap on the number of Earth Command people we can take on as officers—and I’ve already filled my quota. So the only way I can add you to my crew is if you accept a demotion, which I would never ask you to do.”

The lieutenant’s shoulders slumped. “I see,” she said.

But it was clear to him that she didn’t like it. And for that matter, neither did he.

“There’s one other thing I can do,” Stiles said. “I can recommend you to one of the other captains in the hope they’ve still got room for you.”

Ezquerra smiled a halfhearted smile. “You don’t have to do that, sir.”

“Actually,” the captain replied, “I do, Lieutenant—because the alternative is to go track down my superior and vent my considerable frustration on him and maybe get myself court-martialed in the process. And as you can imagine, I don’t see that as a viable option.”

The woman took a moment to figure out what he had just said. When she was done, she nodded. “In that case, thank you, sir.”

“It’s the least I can do,” Stiles told her.

Then he tapped the communications stud on the side of the desk and put in a call to Matsura.

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