[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: wa'vatlh SochmaH loS: HIvwI'

[Qov]

Mahoun was insisting that vajar had used some 
kind of toughening device on him before releasing him to the Andorians.

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HIvwI'

“qaSbe'pu', maHun. qaqaw. jajvetlh mInDu'lIj 
vIqatta'DI' qama' buq vIteqbe'. bImISlaw',” jatlh 
vajar, ghIq mIllogh legh. ghov. wejmaH ben QI' 
pegh 'oHbejpu' tuQDoq'e'. qubtaH. not SaHtaHvIS vajar tuQDoq lo'taH vay'.

“qaSbejpu'. murotlhmoH. chaq tlhIngan Hol 
mujatlhmoH. qatlh qama' lurotlhmoH tlhInganpu'?” 
jatlh Mahoun. De'vam neHqu'mo', bIQ neHbogh qama' rur.

jatlh vajar, “Heghbe'meH. Heghchugh qama', ra'pa' 
ra'wI', qay'. chaq wanI' Daqawbogh vISov. nonchoHpu'mo' DeSDu'lIj 'ej--”

qagh Mahoun. jatlh, “wanI'vetlh vIqawchu' je. 
pIm.” poSDaq DeSDajDaq 'uch'eghchoH Mahoun 'ej 
'eSSIm leghmeH nach tlhe'moH. jatlh Mahoun, 
“jIHvaD Soj Danob 'ej Qel DarI' 'ach cha'maH wa' 
'anDornganpu'vetlh Qorghlaw'pu' pagh. langqu'chu' 'ej roptaH 'ej Heghpu' 'op.”

“'anDorngan 'ar?!” pe'vIl jatlh vajar. Mahoun 
SupmoH. chuSchoH Mahoun QumwI'. 'eSSIm retlhDaq 
QamchoH Mahoun, jangtaHvIS. nov Hol jatlhtaHbogh 
be' 'IjchoH. Mahoun ghIjlaw' mu'meyDaj. QumwI' 
'eSmoH Mahoun. vajar pum qabDaj. jatlh, “qatlh 
ngem SumDaq SaHlaw'taH cha' tlhInganpu'?”

Hota'ro' ghutar je tu'law'pu' Farsajii noch. 
jatlh vajar, “beqwIj chaHlaw'. nIghIjbe'meH tlheD 
'e' vIra'.” bIttaH Mahoun. De' 'olDI' 'eSSIm, leS Mahoun.

pay' bebDaq chuSqu' vay'. qachDaq Suppu''a' 
HIvwI'? betleHDaj woH vajar. QumwI'vaD jachchoH 
Mahoun. chuStaH beb. lojmIt chuq luchovlaw' 
Mahoun mInDu'. Dung bej vajar. jotlaw' 'eSSIm 
neH. jatlh 'eSSIm, “SISqu'choHpu'.” lojmIt poSmoH 
'eSSIm. SISbej. leghmeH lojmIt chol vajar. yav 
qIpDI' bIQ, Supqu'. "tugh rIn," jatlh 'eSSIm. "jarvam pIj qaS."

jatlh Mahoun, “jItlhI­Hagh qoHpu' neH HeghtaHvIS 
SuvwI'pu'.” quSDaq ba'qa'. Haghbe' 'e' Qap vajar. 
tlhIngan loDHom qawmoH Suy. jatlh Mahoun, 
“jIjolpa' naDev cha' tlhInganpu' neH tu' noch. 
jatlh QeDpInwI' HungpInwI' je, muDDaq law'mo' 
tatmey QapHa'laH noch, jolpat je. 'ach 
'anDornganpu'wI' DIqel. wa'maH vagh qama' 
lutu'lu'. Heghpu' jav vIqIHpa'. qatlh Qorgh pagh?”

lut ghov 'eSSIm 'e' loS vajar 'ach wanI' Sovbe'law'. Qup. lut ja'choH vajar.
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SKI: Despite distractions, Mahoun insists on 
knowing why no one looked after the Andorians.
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