Trial by Error
SISKO COULD FEEL the tension in the air even before everyone was seated.
He already knew this was not going to be a pleasant meeting. The Aulep and Rylep commanders had readily agreed to join him at eighteen hundred hours in his office; the hard part had been persuading them to show up without a contingent of armed escorts. To allay their fears for their personal safety, Odo had stationed security personnel at their docking ports with the promise of full protection for everyone. Odo's men had escorted them to Sisko's office.
Since Aulep and Rylep had arrived, not one cordial word had been spoken. In fact, hardly anyone was speaking at all. They sat staring steadfastly at the pattern of stars so clearly visible through the large, eye-shaped portal just behind Sisko's desk.
"Is everyone comfortable?" Sisko asked, taking his seat, interrupting the two aliens' apparent concentratio ... read full excerpt from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #21: Trial by Error ebook
