[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh HutmaH chorgh: loD ghov 'eSSIm

[Qov]

Essim had discovered a man laying in wait for her, so grabbed and 
threatened him.
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198 : loD ghov 'eSSIm

"'eSSIm?" jatlh loD. "qaHIvbe'. maghommeH qaloSlI'. qapIHmoH 'e' 
vIHechbe'." chImtaH loD ghopDu' 'ej nISwI' tu'be' 'eSSIm. taj 'eSmoH 
'ej DoH. tlhe''eghDI' loD, qabDaj legh 'eSSIm. qup ghaH. ghovlaw' 
'eSSIm. jatlh loD, "Qa'bar 'oH pongwIj'e'." DaH ghovbej 'eSSIm. not 
qIHpu' 'ach noyba' tlhIngan yejquv DevwI'pu' qabDu'[280]. loDvamvaD 
MahounDaq QIn ngeHta' 'eSSIm vav. DaHjaj Sa' QaS tojta' 'eSSIm 'ej 
yejquv DevwI' buQta'. nom tajDaj 'etlh nuD 'eSSIm. Dach 'Iw 'ej 
QeHbe'law' Qa'bar.

"joHwI'," jatlh 'eSSIm. "reH Suvrup SuvwI''a'. qen HevamDaq jIH 
jupwI' je wIHIvlu'mo' --"

jatlh Qa'bar, "'e' vIQoy. may'Duj jabbI'IDmey vIjIHtaH. lItoD 'e' nID 
negh, 'ach bIQDaq lISamlaHbe'. bItoD'eghmeH qoj DatoS. Heghpu'mo' 
Mahoun maDo'Ha'. nov Daj ghaH. QallaHchu'. bIQtIqDaq Heghbejpu''a'? 
wanI' yIDel."

QaS tojqang 'eSSIm, 'ach DaH yu'choH yejquv DevwI'. <wo' vItoy'> 
jatlhDI' 'eSSIm, loDvam'e' toy'. tlhochchuqmo' potlhmeyDaj, Sot 
'eSSIm. nov SaHqu'choHmo' muS'egh, 'ach Mahoun SaHqu'mo' nayta'. 
matlhHa''a' 'eSSIm tIq? jatlh 'eSSIm, "joHwI', nuHIvneSta' tlhIngan 
QaS. bIQtIqDaq mupummoH 'ej Mahoun quchta'. narghta' ghaH. mutoDmeH 
bIQDaq Sup 'ach tlhoy HoSghaj bIQtIq." SuptaHvIS puvlaw'lI' Mahoun 
porgh SaS 'e' Del 'eSSIm ghop, jatlhtaHvIS.

QeHchoHlaw' Qa'bar. jatlh, "jaS ghu' QIj negh. qImyal Sa' QaS 
chaHbej'a'? qImyal Sa'vaD jIjatlhta', <Mahoun yInISQo'>. mujun 'e' 
nIDlaw'mo' jIQuchbe'."

QuSHey QIj 'eSSIm. ghaytan De' qar Hevbe' qImyal Sa', pagh QaS ra' 
QuSlI'bogh yaS. jatlh Qa'bar, "val qImyal Sa'. QuSwI' Sam 'ej bIjqu'. 
wej lom luSamta'. yInlaHtaH'a' Mahoun? DuH'a'?"

wo' maghbe'nIS 'eSSIm. Mahoun maghbe'nIS je. jatlh, "chaq wISamlaH."

"HItlhej. qImyal QaS wIghomchugh jIwammeH choDevlI' neH," jatlh 
Qa'bar. DevwI' tlha' 'eSSIm.

yoSvam Sovqu' 'eSSIm. ngem 'ay' Huv lughoSlI' 'ach jotHa'moH 'eSSIm 
Duj. QantaHbogh Sormey mejpa', ghu' pojlI'. "yIyep. pIm vay'," jatlh 
'eSSIm. ghIq pImwI' leghpu'. yav 'uytaHmo' Saqjan So'lu'pu'bogh, 
chenpu' QemjIqmey jaQHa'.

"DujwIj 'oH. *Hov matlh* ponglu'," jatlh Qa'bar, 'ej DujDaq 'eSSIm 
ghaH je jolmeH QumwI' leQ lo'.
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SKI: Essim's ambush turns out to be a member of the Klingon High 
Council, who treats her with respect.
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[280] The word I really want is "member of the High Council" or 
"Council[l]or" but I need to use it succinctly, and a lot, so a 
convoluted explanation isn't useful. It was pointed out to me that 
the members were called "leaders" in a Skybox card, but it is 
occasionally confusing because he is not the Qang.