You judge me too harshly. Maybe I am seeking to regain my former position, one which I earned through hard work, dedication, and sacrifice, but redemption is not my sole motivation. I care about my people, and I don't intend to allow the Klingons to get away with murdering them. I'm a much more complicated man than you give me credit for.
Well, if that's true, I suppose I prefer simpler men.
Like Shakaar? It amazes me that a woman as intelligent and sophisticated as you could be attracted to such a lumbering, simplistic fieldhand. I mean, what could the two of you possibly talk about?
That lumbering fieldhand is the First Minister of Bajor, and he knows more about how to talk to me than you ever will.
How can you be so sure? After all, you don't know me well enough to make a comparison.
I don't want to know you well enough. And if you want to keep working with me, I suggest you stick to business.
I'm sorry, Major. I didn't mean any harm. I was just making conversation.
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