"Yes," he agrees. "And I am equally afraid that our hospitality may have ill-prepared our guests for such eventualities."

He believes, at its heart, that the directive he upholds is in place for the greater good. That the Federation itself is open to the inclusion of new peoples, and with that their unique skills. But history often depicts an unsavory image. One he would rather not see painted anew. "Were they to encounter more opposition, more fear, how would they react?"