The Disclaimers: Star Trek in all its forms and series belongs to Gene Roddenberry and the corporations. I am just borrowing them for this fan fiction and mean no disrespect nor am I making a profit on the work.

This is a sequel to IDIC Future King. Part 4 in the IDIC universe.

By Lisa AKA Fire Star

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August 18, 2008, 9:34 PM

IDIC- A New World Order

Part 44 Observing the Players PG

The party moved out doors and they walked along the gardens.

The Romulan agent watched as Garak from the shadows as he interacted with the humans, Vulcans and Klingons. She was rather impressed with how well he played a human/Vulcan. His acting skills were clearly well developed. She would never have suspected him to be a member of her order had she not known the truth. It was rather disquieting to watch his attentiveness to his human mate. Jamalia had expected him to be cold and formal like the Vulcan Ambassador was to his wife. However, Garak showed clear affection for this Adrianna and her son. Of course, it was not the same, as a Romulan male would display for his mate because as she observed Garak was in character but it was still very clear he was attached to her. This could present a problem for the Empire. It would not do for Commander Garak to become to close and too entangled with the humans. One of the reasons he had been chosen by Admiral Chaarbal for this mission was the fact that he had no family or important connections who would raise objections if he was discovered or simply disappeared. Orphans were useful agents for the Tal Shair they often embraced the service as a replacement for the families they did not have. It was the one place in the empire where you could rise of fall by your own skills. Successful agents could easily found their own house and clan. While they might lack the power of the elders, it was a far better fate then to be houseless. The problem was that in this case Garak's mate had clearly provided an alternative for him. Did she know he was not human or Vulcan? There was a key question. The ironic thing Jamalia noted was that the Klingons believed Garak was human. This was confusing to her as his mannerisms were clearly Vulcan in nature. On the positive side if the Klingons suspected Garak of being anything, other then human they would think he was a Vulcan spy. There was a certain irony to this fact that was very amusing to her. Then again, she was in a position to encourage that misconception as she was currently pretending to be a Klingon Warrior.

Adrianna watched the Klingon Female watch her mate. She shifted away from him and casually walked over to her. She smiled and offered their guest an other mug of Blood wine. "Would you like more wine Sub-Commander Jamalia is it?"

"The wine is satisfactory. An other would be pleasing." She said gruffly.

"Garak is a fine male specimen however he is not available. In our culture a male who strays is dead as is the one who tempts them away." This was not strictly true but Adrianna was not above a white lie to protect her man. "It is one of the great advantages of a matriarchal society."

Jamalia wanted to laugh at this puny human trying to threaten her. However, her Klingon commander had ordered them to play nice so she would not carve the human up.

"I have a mate." She said. "I never saw a human with a green tinge to his skin. He appears almost Vulcan like."

Adrianna stiffened and said "Garak was ill not long ago. Perhaps the medications altered the pigments. He would be most unhappy with anyone calling him a Vulcan. Like many, he has a great pride in his heritage. All humans are proud people. While we deeply respect the Vulcans they do not rule us." Adrianna almost wanted to role her eyes. If only you knew. I had better warn Garak that there is an other Tal Shair agent here. Amanda and Sarek are not going to be pleased either and Mother will be highly displeased. The Klingons are problem enough without adding Romulans to the mix. Well with the exception of Garak of course.

Jamalia grinned at this. Foolish human he has you fooled. Perhaps this Commander is still serving the Empire in a deeper fashion then we first believed. He has clearly gained a powerful position. I do believe he will be a most useful asset in the years to come. I must report this.

Amanda watched Adrianna go over to the Klingon Sub-Commander. She sighed it seemed her cousin was clearly marking out her property. Not that she blamed her. After all, she did own Garak and he was a prize almost as valuable as her Sarek. She just hoped Adrianna held on to her temper.

Jamie watched the interplay between the various groups. She sipped her Altair water and hoped it stayed peaceful. Lords the Klingons were a pain. She just hoped that a peaceful solution could be found. The players all seemed to want that. Maybe Amanda was right and someone was trying to change things for the better. She hoped so.

The Preserver Lucian observed the scene below and held his breathe. So far so good. Amanda was such a natural peace marker. Her apparent nativity made even hardened Klingons want to appear noble in her eyes. She had charmed and disarmed the Klingon Commander with ease. He clearly did not see the predator beneath the charming mask. Good it meant that he might well seek a peaceful solution. Amanda had convinced him that the colony was harmless, peaceful, and willing to trade. It might just prevent war. If they cold begin, trading with the Klingon Empire the day when peace would rule the quadrant was so much closer. The colony at Nedrath III needed a trading partner to supply them with extra food staples and this colony was ideally suited to do that. While it was a part of the Federation, it was not so strongly tied that the Klingons felt uneasy about trade. They might well let them stay free and their very willingness to trade and be a presence in the area would be a further protection against other aggressors. Yes, they had been right Amanda and her family was the key to peace in the Alpha quadrant all they had to do was keep moving the players into the right spots. Easier said then done when one was only a spirit. Sometimes he wished they had made all their children the same but as Gabriel and Michael pointed out then life would be boring.

TBC…