While all around her were still McCoy and Kirk noticed how Spock had raised an eyebrow and really looked at the woman as she walked up to stand by the bed and quickly looked from Hanley to look at the two Healers who had walk up towards the bed, clearly eager to examine Officer Hanley. McCoy realized, having known Spock so well, that it was not just a look when she had looked at the two Healers but a glare that should have instantly turned them into fine ash. "Thy two shame us as Healers for thou hast shown not only great arrogance and disrespect by not asking Doctor Leonard McCoy for his permission to near his patient but ye shame us as Vulcans as well for not remembering your place. We are guests and privileged guests at that to be able to just see one who has been poisoned by toitak. We have not had this opportunity in one hundred and eighty-seven standard years and ye thought of yourselves. Doctor Leonard McCoy did not have to allow us to have the opportunity to even see such a case and yet he invited us to see his patient. I now regret allowing you two to come. Should either attempt to touch his patient I will ask Spock, son of Sarek, to have you removed from the ship. Your actions will be reported and go on public record. Go stand at the back of the group and say nothing. You will not approach this patient again even should Doctor McCoy allow any us to approach him after your action of arrogance."

McCoy saw the surprise on Spock's face as the woman turned to look at them, "I ask forgiveness for my action but I could not allow such disrespect to continue. They had not asked for permission to take such an action and showed not only an arrogant presumption on their part based on having read about toitak but also they both are almost irrationally dismissive of work by Human doctors believing only Vulcans are true Healers. They clearly have not studied the great papers written by you, Doctor Leonard McCoy or you, Spock, son of Sarek."

"I am honoured, madam, but you can just call me Doctor McCoy and we call the one you call Spock, son of Sarek, either Mister Spock or Spock. I don't believe he would mind if, while on the ship, you called him that."

Spock briefly looked at McCoy and hoped his friend could see the gratitude on his face as he had been struggling for a way not to insult her while asking her to use the name he was known by on the ship then looked at the woman, "It is a Human custom to not mention lineage with one's name and I, as Doctor McCoy stated, would prefer that I, while on the Enterprise, be addressed as he stated. If I may be so bold, by what name should we address you? I am aware you have many titles gained through your hard work and dedication to medical science." Even as he was talking with the woman Spock was aware she was not looking at him but looking at Hanley in a most unusual and yet oddly familiar manner.

Just for a moment all three Human males saw it, a slight change in the woman's manner as she kept looking at Hanley. "I have found it best just to be referred to a Rai. Years ago I was told it was easy to say by all beings, that it had many different meanings, and that it suited me." All three nearly missed the way the woman closed her eyes and let out a sigh before looking at McCoy, "If I may I would appreciate seeing all your findings on him. I believe there may be some treatment you may not have tried."

"Certainly, if you will come with me to my office you will see all I have on his present condition from when he arrived back on the Enterprise."

She started to follow him then turned and looked at Kirk and Spock, "Captain Kirk, I appreciate you allowing myself and the other Healers to come and see Officer Hanley. I am certain that the others have seen enough to know that he is indeed getting the best possible care for one poisoned by toitak. I will return to Vulcan later but there is nothing that can be gained by them just looking at Officer Hanley as there are visual records of others who were poisoned by toitak. They should leave."

McCoy looked at Spock and took a deep breath before he nodded and turned to face Healer Rai, "Perhaps they should get a closer look at him before they leave. I will give you access to all I have on him since his encounter with toitak and you may share what you want to of it with the others. As you said, it has been one hundred and eighty-seven standard years since this was last seen so I can think of no reason they cannot seen the visible symptoms up close. Mister Spock and I will ensure, if you are agreeable, that those you allow to step forward have five standard minutes each to see his body to his waist, can hear his breathing, can see the reading on the monitors, but not touch him."

Healer Rai looked at Spock, "Ye will ensure that none touch him nor have longer than five standard minutes."

"None shall get close enough to touch him, Healer Rai."

There was a moment's silence as Healer Rai and Spock just looked at one another then Heal Rai nodded, "It has been obvious from where and how ye and Doctor McCoy have stood that we were to just see him but not examine him. We are thankful for this great opportunity. There are two,"

"They will not be allowed to approach him. They may watch the others or they may leave. It is your decision, Healer Rai."

Healer Rai turned and there was more than an edge to her voice as she looked at the two who had been banished to the back of the group, "Ye will now return directly to your positions at your facilities. When I return we will discuss your futures. The rest will make full use of their time to study the patient."

"If you will excuse me, Healer Rai, I have matters I must attend to. I will rejoin you shortly."

"That would be most welcome, Captain Kirk, as I may have questions for you."

McCoy tried not to smile when Kirk had looked at him before leaving. He had seen that look of almost comical dread on Kirk's face as he turned away, he could almost hear Kirk saying to himself, "Oh great, another Vulcan with more questions."

One by one the Healers had walk by Hanley, had stopped for five minutes and most had clearly been memorizing the color of his skin, the sound of his breathing, the reading on the displays, the rate of the fluids going into his body intravenously and the color and volume of the liquids draining from his body.

While the Healers had been walking by Hanley Spock had been watching Healer Rai. He was well aware of her achievements as a Healer, being one of the few to become a leading Healer when she did and then to become the third most sought after Healer on all of Vulcan and the most sought after when dealing with other species similar to Vulcans. At first he had thought that she was watching the other Healers to ensure they behaved but the more he watched her the more he was seeing a female Vulcan version of McCoy whenever Jim was in this room. There was some other connection there, a deeper connection. "Kroikah! Thou will not touch Adaptive Civilian Transactions Officer Colin Glenn Hanley!" She had known not only his full name but also his specialized area of expertise, a fact that was not on any report she would have had access to. There was nothing on his record that indicated any interaction with any Vulcans nor time on Vulcan. While they had both been at Command at same time their areas were well apart physically and there would have been little time for socializing as Spock knew only too well how treasured by Vulcans the year's specialized studies at Command are to waste time fraternizing with others and how very physically and mentally testing and draining the triennial testing of A.C.T. officers at Command was. No, Spock slightly shook his head, there was a connection but what could it be? There was no logical way there should be a connection but it was obvious that there was one.

As the last Healer started to leave he turned and looked at Spock, then McCoy, and finally at Healer Rai, "Healer Rai, I wish to thank you for asking me to come, it was an honour. Mister Spock and Doctor McCoy, I also thank you for allowing us to see a patient with such a case of toitak poisoning. It is obvious he will receive the best of care here. Live long and prosper."

"Now, Healer Rai, if you wish to follow me I will show you his record from the time of time he arrived back on the ship till just before you beamed aboard."

"Most kind, thank you, Doctor McCoy."

They started to walk into McCoy's office when Spock knew he had to ask, he had not right to but felt he had to know as the more he thought about it the more he became aware there was no logical answer, "If I may, Healer Rai, I would ask a question of you?"

"A question, Mister Spock, regarding the patient?"

"Yes, it is regarding the patient."