Chapter 34: Unfinished Business
November 2413
“And, for ajoi, watch yourself. If they knew about me on Deep Space 13, they know about you there.”
As the playback of Aurelia’s message finished, Kirina shifted her weight and began subtly scanning her eyes over the transport ship’s other passengers. Though her most recent undercover outing to the Klingon starbase had been uneventful, this news was unnerving.
D’Kera Mandukar was still out there.
Commander D’Kera Mandukar, of the IRW Okhala: one of the most feared members of the Tal Shiar still at large. D’Kera was there from the beginning. The horrors that Kirina and Aurelia had rebelled against on the Irix, D’Kera Mandukar thrived upon. Irix and her fleet were only one of many, and D’Kera Mandukar’s was never thwarted. And now she was back, in search of vengeance against those who dared defy her and her kind.
In search of Kirina and Aurelia.
Despite her fears, Kirina’s trip back to the Federation Starbase was uneventful. She reported to her handler, detailed the latest findings from her mission, and then they discussed Mandukar. They knew she would never give up. They knew they’d never be safe, so long as she was free. And they knew the Republic would never approve, but they had no choice.
It was time to take action.