[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh HutmaH wa': lurDechmey tIQ

[Qov]

Mahoun had persuaded Essim to allow him to tow her underwater in 
order to enter a cave.

191: lurDechmey tIQ

Dech bIQ. 'uychoH bIQ. qaStaHvIS bovHey Mahoun qam 'uchqu' 'eSSIm 
'ach bIQ cherghlaHbe'mo' qam 'uchHa' 'ej Sal 'e' nID. naghDaq nach 
qIpqu'. mermo' pur 'e' nID. voQchoH. 'eSSIm yab yotlI'mo' 
lImtaHghachDaj QublaHbe'chu'. taj lel 'e' nID. ghop bot vay'. 'eSSIm 
voQlI' bIQ. yebDaj 'uchchoH vay' 'ej luHpu'. tuSchoH. Hurghqu'. 
mInDu'Daj poSmoH 'a choHbe' qo' qIjqu'. jachchoH. jach! muDDaq jach. 
tlhuHtaH 'e' tIv. 'uchtaH Mahoun. naDev muD bIr law' Hur muD bIr puS. 
ghuntaH 'ach QomchoH 'eSSIm SomrawDu'. DIS leghlaHbe'. Mahoun 
leghlaHbe'. ghopDaj'e' leghlaHbe'. Mahoun 'uchqu'choH. tuSqa' 'eSSIm. 
bIQ 'Iq ghuppu'. 'emchoH. jIbDaj 'uch Mahoun.

ropbe'choHDI' 'eSSIm, jatlh, "Mahoun, bIQDaq ghIrvIp be'vam.[210] 
jIQallaHbe'." loQ HaghDI' Mahoun, jatlh 'eSSIm, "HIvaqQo'! Qalbe' 
tlhIngan. maQallaH 'e' luchaw'be' porghmeymaj."[256]

"jISov," jatlh Mahoun. "bIyoHqu'. bong qID Dajatlhpu'mo' jIHagh. 
vIQIj. yuQwIjDaq bIQ'a'Daq law' puHHommey mach. puHHom rap Dabbogh 
nuv'e' ngagh vay' 'e' tuch lurDechmaj tIQ. vaj ngaghrupDI' no'ma', 
QalnIS. vaj <not ngaghpu'> 'oStaH <QallaHbe'>. DaH choHpu' nugh 'ach 
ratlh qech." yev Mahoun. 'eSSIm qabvo' jIb bI', ghIq 'eSSIm qab 
'uchmeH ghop lo'. jatlh, "qaSaHqu'. puHHom Hop DaDabchugh qaghoSmeH, 
qaStaHvIS Hogh jIQalqu'qang."

DaH tlhIngan tIgh cha'pu' Mahoun, 'ach 'eSSIm HaghmoHbe'. bong 
ta'pu''a' Mahoun? Sovbe' 'eSSIm, 'ach wuqmoH. Mahoun qab tun SammeH, 
DIS HurghDaq SIch 'eSSIm nItlhDu'. Mahoun woS Dop 'uchchoH 'ej chIch 
jatlh, "wIj Doq."[250]

"wIj 'Iv? jIyajbe'," jatlh Mahoun. vaj Sovbe'pu'.

"wIjtaH pagh," jatlh 'eSSIm. "tIQmo' tayvam, no' Hol wIjatlh. DaH 
<maj Doq> yIjatlh." Mahoun tojbe'lI'. lobpa' ghelbej Mahoun.

"nuq 'oS tay?" jatlh Mahoun.

jatlh 'eSSIm, "mangaghpu'mo' ma'Ip. qanay." Mahoun qab leghlaHbe'mo' 
'eSSIm, QeychoH 'eSSIm tIq, loStaHvIS.

jatlh Mahoun, "maj Doq."

MahounvaD mu'mey SeQ ghojmoH 'eSSIm 'IptaHvIS. loDnalDaj chu' 
leghlaHbe' 'eSSIm, 'ach 'uchlaH.
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SKI: In a dark cave, Essim bonds with Mahoun.
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[210] She's evading saying jI-X-vIp.
[250] Traditional gestures and no' Hol taken from the TNG episodes 
"The Emissary" and "Reunion". The ritual is never completed there and 
I was shy about making it up for myself, so I elided that.