Kaleidoscope
In Mount Seleya's shadow, Spock approached the woman awaiting him at the foot of Surak's statue.
'So Spock, have you come at last to partake in Kohlinar?'
'No, priestess, that avenue is closed to me; my decision is final. I leave with the ISS Intrepid tomorrow to join the Terran fleet against the Klingons. A new empire is forming with strange new worlds to conquer; Vulcan must be part of that.'
'It need not be like this, there are always choices. I know – I was there at the beginning.'
Astonished, Spock looked on as a tear ran down T'Pol's cheek.