"That is precisely what I am doing," he answers, mimicking Q's stance. "And we are not friends, Q."

Enough of this. He has been tiptoeing around The Q for far too long. "If these people wish to be here, then why keep them here against their will? Why prevent them from returning to their own times and planets? Would they not simply choose to return? Captivity suits no one, Q, neither does it nurture nor encourage life, free life, of that I am absolutely certain!"