[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' cha'vatlh: toDmeH Qu'

[Qov]

Essim obeyed her childhood lessons and put loyalty to the Empire 
first, revealing Mahoun's location to High Councilmember Qa'bar.

200: toDmeH Qu'

mon Qa'bar. jatlh, "Mahoun DaQanlI'mo' choquvmoH. chay' DatoD 'e' 
DaHech?" Mahoun nab QIj 'eSSIm. jatlh Qa'bar, "loS jaj loSnISbe'. 
DalelmeH nuq DapoQ?"

yabDajDaq 'aH yIrta'mo' 'eSSIm SIbI' per. nom lam bo'Degh, wovmoHwI', 
tlhegh, Sutmey je yIr Qa'bar. Mahoun Daq ngu' 'eSSIm 'ej ghorDaq Qol.

yavDaq 'eSSIm, DIS DIn je So'taHmo' Duj So'wI', DIn poSmoHmeH bo'Dagh 
lo'laH 'eSSIm. lam, botbogh naghmey je teqta'DI', 'och 'el. "maHun!" 
jatlh. jangchugh Mahoun Qoybe' 'eSSIm. wovmoHwI' chu' 'ej 'ochDaq 
ghoSchoH. Mahoun pong jachqa' 'ach jangbe'taH. langHa'choHDI' 'och, 
torchoH ghIq QamchoH 'eSSIm. Dat wovmoHwI' Qeq. DIn 'eS SoDlu'bogh 
nuDmeH 'uS lo'. Dach Mahoun. DIS HeHmey nuDchoH 'eSSIm. Qargh tu'lu'. 
chaq veghlaH Mahoun, 'ach qatlh? pay' ngoD tlhoj 'eSSIm: loj Mahoun 
'e' Har Qa'bar luneH Mahoun quchwI'pu'. Samta'chugh QaS, Sambe'pu' 
'e' maqba'. Mahoun lujoy'taHvIS tlhInganpu', lunejtaHmo' Qa'bar 
'eSSIm je, poH lunatlh neH.

"chaloy!" jatlh 'eSSIm 'ej yavDaq ba'choH. DIS mejpu'mo' 'eSSIm, 
loDnalDaj chu' HoHta'.

"tujoy," jatlh Mahoun ghogh. DIS 'aqroSDaq ghaHtaH. So'eghmeH, vagh 
DIS nagh 'etlhmey jojDaq ghoD'eghta'. "qaghI--qajotHa'moH 'e' 
vIHechbe'. DISDaq Hujmo' ghoghlIj QIblIj je qaghovbe'. nuqDaq 
wovmoHwI' DaSuqpu'?"

"munoj Qa'bar, yejquv DevwI'. chay' DatoSlaH rIQtaHvIS ghoplIj?" jatlh 'eSSIm.

"jItoSmeH 'ej naDev jIpol'eghmeH 'uSDu'wIj DubwIj je vIlo'.[286] DaH 
jIghIrlI'," jatlh Mahoun. boQ 'eSSIm. tuQ'eghmoHmeH Mahoun boQ je. 
'och luveghtaHvIS 'eSSIm tlha' Mahoun. DeSqIvDu'Daq qIvDu'Daq je ghoS 
'ej tugh nargh. SaHtaH *Hov matlh*. Duj pIrmuSDaq tIn tlhIngan wo' 
Degh. jach Mahoun 'ej 'och 'elqa' 'e' nID.

"leS! mev! nuQaHlI'," jatlh 'eSSIm. "DaH wISo'lu'pu'. nuleghlaH pagh 
'ej nuHotlhlaH pagh."

jatlh Mahoun, "vaj bIjatlhDI' <munoj Qa'bar yejquv DevwI'>, bIqIDbe''a'?"

jatlh 'eSSIm, "qID 'oHbe'. bIQolrup'a'?"

'ochDaq So'eghchu' Mahoun. jatlh, "ghobe' jay'. Qa'bar DevwI'vaD chonob'a'?"

jatlh 'eSSIm, "ghobe', pIm ghu'. bIyajbe'. DuSovlaw'. DuQan neH." 
Mahoun yongHa'moH 'e' nID 'eSSIm. 'om Mahoun 'ach wa' ghop 
lo'laHbe'mo' DoHqu'laHbe'. DeSDaj QaQ 'uchqu'choH 'eSSIm 'ej 'ochvo' 
Mahoun luH. wewchoH muD qattaHvIS jol.
---
SKI: Essim leads Mahoun out of the cave and the two are beamed aboard 
the Loyal Star despite Mahoun's objections.
---
[286] It's a great climbing technique. Called chimneying. If you have 
something solid in front and behind you, you can climb up no hands 
holding a cup of coffee and a laptop and then sit there braced with 
very little continued effort, like it's your office.