They're a kind of... subspecies.
Blind ice-dwellers.
For most of our history,
they were considered a myth.
Stories we told our children.
But 50 years ago, they were discovered
living in the Northern Wastes.
They're extremely secretive.
I can count on one hand the number of Andorians
who've seen one face-to-face.
Could they have built a ship
like the marauder?
I seriously doubt they have the capacity.
There are only a few thousand of them left,
and even if they could... they're pacifists.
They don't believe in violence.
One of them does.
It seems that way.
We need to find out who's controlling that ship.
Agreed.
Travis.
Yes, sir?
Set a course for Andoria, maximum warp.
You should rest.
Uh, I just need a second.
Phlox thinks it's too soon
for you to return to duty.
Phlox?
You were talking to him about me?
It came up in conversation. Right.
I don't have the option of taking a break.
The Captain needs this done fast. I can manage.
You might be the best there is at crunching numbers,
but when it comes to actually sticking things together...
you're a little out of your league.
These work better when you strip off the duranite caps.
Don't ask me why, they just do.
I'll make a note of that.
You know, when I was on
that ship with Malcolm...
I was convinced I was going to die.
You ever been there?
Since Enterprise was launched,
we've all been near death
on more than one occasion.
I'm not talking close scrapes.
I mean... when you're
in a bad situation, and...
you know this is it.
There's no way out...
and...
you have time to think about it.
In the Expanse...
when we were attempting
to destroy Sphere 41...
I didn't believe we'd survive.
What went through your mind?
Whether or not to transfer auxiliary power
to the deflector array. Why do you ask?
Just curious.
The Aenar compound is surrounded by a dampening field.
Once you're inside, you won't be able to contact the ship.
I'd feel much better about this
if you'd take a couple of MACOs with you.
We go in there with a show of force,
we won't get a thing out of them. We're going alone.
Captain, we don't know anything about these people.
That's why we're here.
Energize.
Ah...
[sucking in air]
Taste that air.
[chuckling]
Really gets the blood running.
28 below?
Lucky for you,
it's the middle of summer.
The entrance is 20 meters ahead.
The Vulcans say the desert teaches men
the meaning of endurance.
But it's the ice
that forges real strength.
It's hard to believe anything can survive here.
It isn't easy.
Andorian cities are built underground
to take advantage of geothermal energy.
I didn't see the sun till I was 15.
Careful, Shran. You don't have your balance back yet.
Hands off, pinkskin.
[grunts]
These tunnels branch out
for thousands of kilometers.
Not a good place to get lost.
We'll be ready to launch in 12 hours.
And the pilot?
He's resting.
Will he be ready?
I'll make sure that he is.
Spoken like a soldier.
I'm a scientist.
We're all soldiers, Nijil...
from the moment we're born.
When we forget that...
we invite disaster.
You know I was once a senator?
No.
Many years ago.
Vrax and I were colleagues.
I even considered him a friend.
What happened? I made the mistake of challenging
the precept of unlimited expansion.
I asked the question:
Is conquest truly the best
course for our people?
And I was expelled.
I'm sorry.
I'm not trying to evoke your pity.
I want you to learn from my experience.
When I was led away from the Senate chamber,
I vowed never to repeat my error...
and never to forget my purpose.
I understand.
Continue with your preparations.
Ice-bores. Worms...
they live in the ice... generate heat
through a chemical reaction.
Big swarm came through here
a day or two ago.
I'm sure Phlox would love to get his hands on one.
Best to avoid them.
When I was a boy, I stumbled into a large den,
wound up with third-degree burns over half my body.
Shran, listen to