"The Parachute Officer – a young human woman – met the Ambassador at the steps. She was a little better turned out than our marines, but not by much; her rifle barrel was charred black at the end, and a scabbed gash on her head looked fresh.  But when Calax’Zi appeared, she clicked her heels and saluted like the best of them. The President-Elect stared at her for a moment, then pulled her into a hug, tears flowing freely.’"

The Klingon Aristocracy makes a gambit for the crucial neutral world of Kobax III. Wescott matches their bet, and raises.

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