Sarek and Dansk
Chapter Seventeen
The door opened and the children streamed into T'Pau's presence. In the lead were Kov and Xon and as expected by any who knew Kov, he stood
protectively with NyTu by his side. The others filed in and stood in front of T'Pau. Kov, as usual, was spokeperson,
"Great Mother, it is our privilege to stand before you and for you to know our names. With that statement all the children bowed from the waist.
T'Paal had instructed them well.
T'Pau stood and then walked down the line of children. As she stood in front of each one's place she reached down and brought the child's face to view her's. In every eye she viewed intelligence. But Kov, son of Spock, son of Sarek, son of Sorin she saw a warrior's fire, an intensity and determination unusual in one so young. She could readily see how each twin's personality would compliment the other. With Xon, the slight telepathic touch revealed vast knowledge, and analytical skills unheard of in one so young.
Once she had examined each one Kov approached her with NyTu in tow and said,
"Great Mother, allow me to present to you she who will become my Bondmate and wife. NyTu T'Paal, daughter of Sirin and Rachel. She completes me."
As his great-grandmother, T'Pau, looked at her great grandson next to the blond curly headed female with Vulcan ears and eyebrows and she determined she had every reason to continue living for a long, long time.
After her perusal, she had them sit at her feet. She asked each one what they were studying and their plans for the future. They all voiced a common problem. They had all tested out of Terra's school system and presently were attending the educational facility Star Fleet had established for them.
Once they completed classes there, exactly where they would be able to continue their education, was in question. T'Pau knew of the request for an annex to the Vulcan Science Academy here, on Vulcan soil, here at the embassy. If she had to finance the actual building she was more than willing to use her family's wealth to guarantee these brilliant Vulcan children a solid future, it would be credits well used. She would speak to Sarek about making such an establishment a reality. With this as a private project, how could The Council or The Committee make any attempt to prevent its culmination.
T'Pau stood up and the children did likewise and voiced, Sochya eh dif lo'uk lo'uk ko'mekh (Peace and long life Great Mother).Then with Kov and Xon in the lead the group filed out in an orderly fashion and as they departed T'Pau made a starling decision. When the time came, Spock's twin sons would receive the seal and be anointed as joint ambassadors. With their familiar bond, and identical appearance, they would truly be able to be in two places at one time.
That thought almost sounded conspiratorial, and if she had been human, she would have displayed a smile. After the children were dismissed it was time for second meal. She wondered where she could find T'Paal. As she was about to exit her rooms, through the open door she saw Nyota pass. One of the things that T'Pau had to admit is her son and his son and even that one's son, had selected bondmates that were esthetically outstanding. But as she had observed in all these females they were also outstandingly intelligent. This meant that it was not their pleasing face and form that appealed to the Vulcan males, but their minds.
This T'Pau found to be a fact that she found extremely satisfying for it indicated that none of these males had abandoned Kahr-f-tan (The Way of Vulcan), in fact, their bondmates and children were D'Velnahr (Vulcan by choice).
Through their bond she summoned Sarek and within minutes he was at her door.
"I require thy attendance for second meal and then a meeting with all who have discussed the attack upon your person. Since the guilty parties have not as yet been sentenced, I wish to speak to the Federation judge to reveal my decision on the matter."
Sarek nodded as he offered his arm to his mother and wondered what her decision could possibly be.
The children were seated at their own table and Kov had immediately taken charge of seating and the placement of the covered dishes. His brother as second-in-command was standing and with hand placement on the table interpreted his brother's verbal instruction to those who were servers. Already they worked as a team. T'Pau noted that during all this time Kov had not relinquished NyTu's hand. Those two, although young in age probably had a bond as strong as a mature Vulcan, another testimony toward the superiority of these children of joint heritage. In actuality, she should have realized this with the advancement and excellence of her grandson, S'chn T'gai Spock, son of her daughter, S'chn T'gai Amanda Grayson, of Terra, whose absence was still felt. T'Pau had insisted that T'Paal take her place at the table to her right, a place of favor. Without any instruction, Sorin took his seat next to T'Paal and looked at T'Pau and nodded. By his taking a seat next to T'Paal, T'Pau knew that Sorin was aware of his relationship to her and to the family of S'chn T'gai of the house of Sarek.
After the silence of the meal Sarek directed Sirin, Spock and Lo'vaak to one of the embassy's many conference rooms on the top floor. He had already had had his secretary contact the judge and inform her of the need for a conference.
He had the mental picture of her reaction when T'Pau's façade came into view on her screen.
The judge was indeed startled when the transmission's opening image was The Great T'Pau, who nodded and then went 'straight to the chase'.
"Honorable Madam Judge, Live long and prosper. I am before you to have Federation Law, section 2F 's application in the case of the attack on my son's person."
The Judge nodded and then quoted the law,
"Any judgment brought against a citizen of Terra, who has acted against a citizen of another world, should have judgment rendered based on the off-world laws of the parties who prosecutes the guilty party or parties."
"Yes, Madam Judge, for that reason I wish the prisoners to be released into my custody. As a peaceful race, who abhor violence you can be assured that no physical or mental or in their case as Terrans, emotional injury will befall them. An embassy transport will pick up theprisoners tomorrow at 0700 hours. Please advise the necessary parties to insure an ordered transfer of these prisoners into Vulcan custody."
Sarek already knew that at 0800 hours tomorrow the entire group would depart for the settlement and he began to attempt to unravel his Great Mother's plan and if what came to his mind was indeed her decision, it was the ultimate solution, quite superior to what he might have determined.
Sarek thought of the advise a noted Terran peace maker had given to a male who came to him with how he should visit revenge on the male, from another nation, who had killed his only son. The lofty advise was:
"Go to an orphanage that houses children of the attacker's nationality, select a very young male from that population and raise him as your own, but allow him to practice his own people's religion. If you have a daughter, give her to him as wife. When you die leave all you have to him. In this way you will honor the memory of your son."
Sarek had heard the Terran expressions, 'Kill with kindness and turn the other cheek', and a Terran holy book that told of an account of a prophet who was being sought out by enemies. The prophet then fed them and treated them with compassion…' T'Pau was going to apply the Vulcan interpretation of those thoughts as expressed by Sarek, R-klau u,k klau, (Do no harm to those who harm you). Just how she would apply it remained to be seen.