going to dump it all and go.
Unless you want to be the one who decides
which bit fits where.
I thought we could leave that to Vila.
You should see the laboratories
they've got on Betafarl.
Zukan gave Avon and me a tour when
we were there
trying to persuade him to attend today.
Zeeona.
- Someone you met while you were there?
- Zukan's daughter.
If all this is the result of your intercession,
we're grateful.
My father required no intercession from me.
Your own case was so strong that in the end
he knew he couldn't afford not to respond.
Some response.
In war or friendship,
my father is never less than wholehearted.
Zeeona, Soolin.
Maybe you'd like to take Zeeona to the crew room.
Thank you, but I think it might be better
if I stayed here to help.
Zukan's daughter carrying boxes?
I'm a biogenetic engineer.
I work with this kind of equipment all the time.
I thought I could help to put it together.
We're unlikely to be ready for that today,
so why not let Soolin show you
to your father's quarters?
He... He doesn't know I'm here.
I came aboard the freighter out of curiosity,
I suppose.
I hope to go back the same way,
without him knowing I've been here.
- Would it matter if he did?
- I think he might be displeased.
And no doubt he is as wholehearted
in his displeasure as in everything else.
You can't stay here, there are video scanners
that can be switched through
to the conference chamber.
Better come with me.
We don't want to upset our principal ally
and benefactor now, do we?
Well, gentlemen, before we drink our toast
are there any grievances that could, in the future,
threaten our accord?
Yes. Shall we receive compensation for the crafts
we have lost to Zukan's war fleet?
Any such craft were legitimate targets
being in the Betafarl sector.
In that case, Betafarl sector extends for
as far as your war fleet care to roam.
- Not so.
- Sectors are a thing of the past.
I thought you'd agreed.
But Chalsa seems to want to make
the agreement retroactive.
Just how far back do you want to go?
We have lost craft, too, Chalsa.
Shall Zukan recompense us all?
How could he?
May we not wipe out the past and start afresh?
I agree with Mida. When you talk of compensation,
Chalsa, remember,
Zukan has already pledged more
to this alliance than anyone else!
All right. All right, I agree.
I accept.
Then are we all friends here,
with one common enemy?
Tarl affirms.
Let's hope we're never given cause to regret it.
Lovus affirms.
Herriol affirms.
Komm affirms.
Betafarl affirms.
I don't think my father ever believed
a day like this could be possible.
I'm glad I'm here to witness it.
Why would he be so displeased
if he found out you were here?
You know what fathers are like
with their daughters.
As it happens, I don't.
Mine was murdered when I was eight.
I'm sorry.
So were the men who did it, eventually.
So tell me, why doesn't he want you here?
You may find it strange,
in view of my father's reputation as a fighter,
but for some time now, he's been trying
to achieve a kind of respectability,
through me.
Yes, it may be politically expedient
to be allied with us,
but we're hardly respectable.
It could explain it, I suppose.
- Is everything all right?
- Seems to be.
A neutron bombarder.
As long as the organic source
has a molecular structure
that's reasonably close to that of the antitoxin,
that'll do the rest.
- Any danger of radiation?
- As long as the installation is right.
Well, the only problem now is
where do we find enough raw material
to keep this lot running?
That's not such a problem, Avon.
As I told you, we have a plant on Betafarl.
It grows wild.
In the outlying areas, it's prolific.
The sap has a molecular structure
that's close to that you need.
We started harvesting it just before I came here.
- How long before it can be shipped?
- That is up to you, my friend.
We brought the equipment,
we're harvesting the crop.
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