1. Station Log, Stardate 46729. 1.Copy !req
2. I am to mediate a disagreementCopy !req
3. between two rival factions,
the Paqu and the Navot.Copy !req
4. At issue is a land dispute
which could trigger a civil war.Copy !req
5. Commander,
the Paqu delegation has arrived.Copy !req
6. Let's welcome them.
Any word on the Navot?Copy !req
7. - They'll be here in an hour.
- Commander?Copy !req
8. - Chief, you're not in Bajor?
- We're due to leave now.Copy !req
9. But, sir, I was wondering if perhapsCopy !req
10. Ensign Boyer might replace me
on this mission.Copy !req
11. I'd be little more than a chauffeurCopy !req
12. and Boyer can pilot a runabout.Copy !req
13. Are you required on the station, Chief?Copy !req
14. No, sir. Everything's fine.
But you never know.Copy !req
15. - There you are. All set to go?
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
16. Did the Magistrate mentionCopy !req
17. the nature of this medical emergency?Copy !req
18. - His village faces extinction.
- We'd better go.Copy !req
19. I agree. Docking port six.Copy !req
20. I'm really looking forward to this mission.Copy !req
21. It's a wonderful opportunity
to get to know each other.Copy !req
22. Set a meeting with both sides
for later this afternoon.Copy !req
23. This is an informal session.Copy !req
24. I just want to get them talking.Copy !req
25. Getting them at the same table
will be an accomplishment.Copy !req
26. Sir, about these negotiations...Copy !req
27. You have some advice for me?Copy !req
28. There's an old saying on Bajor.Copy !req
29. "The land and the people are one. "Copy !req
30. The land inhabited
by the Paqu and the Navot is very harsh.Copy !req
31. Relax, Major.
This is not my first time up at the plate.Copy !req
32. Sir?Copy !req
33. And I'll have you
to help me avoid making mistakes.Copy !req
34. What's the Paqu Tetrarch like?Copy !req
35. I don't know.
The Paqu avoid contact with outsiders.Copy !req
36. - Commander Sisko?
- Yes?Copy !req
37. I am Varis Sul, Tetrarch of the Paqu.Copy !req
38. STAR TREK
DEEP SPACE NINECopy !req
39. "THE STORYTELLER"Copy !req
40. May I ask you a question?Copy !req
41. - Of course.
- And I'd like an honest answer.Copy !req
42. - You'll get one.
- Do I...Copy !req
43. annoy you?Copy !req
44. Annoy me?
What sort of a question is that?Copy !req
45. We've spent two hours in hereCopy !req
46. and you've hardly said a word.Copy !req
47. Really? I hadn't noticed.Copy !req
48. I see.Copy !req
49. I was too busy thinking.Copy !req
50. Thinking? About what?Copy !req
51. What were you thinking about?Copy !req
52. Well, let's see...Copy !req
53. When we get back to the stationCopy !req
54. I'll have to run a level-one diagnostic
on the generators.Copy !req
55. - Satisfied?
- I suppose so.Copy !req
56. Your opinion means a lot to me.Copy !req
57. And I have a tendency to talk a lot.Copy !req
58. It's just a nervous habit.Copy !req
59. - I hope you don't hold it against me.
- Not at all.Copy !req
60. - One more thing.
- What's that, sir?Copy !req
61. It's not really necessary to call me "sir".Copy !req
62. What should I call you?Copy !req
63. How about Julian?Copy !req
64. Is that an order?Copy !req
65. No. I'd simply prefer it
if you called me by my first name.Copy !req
66. All right.Copy !req
67. We've achieved stable orbit.
We can beam down...Copy !req
68. Julian.Copy !req
69. No airborne infections.Copy !req
70. The soil's free of pollutantsCopy !req
71. and the groundwater's
clear of contamination.Copy !req
72. I am Faren Kag, the magistrate.Copy !req
73. - Dr Bashir and Chief O'Brien.
- The village is in jeopardy.Copy !req
74. I hope you're not too late.Copy !req
75. - Has he shown any sign of improvement?
- None.Copy !req
76. You must help him.Copy !req
77. - How many others are sick?
- You said the village was in jeopardy.Copy !req
78. It is. If he dies, we all die.Copy !req
79. The Cardassians' replicators
make a fine larish pie.Copy !req
80. - I didn't come to eat.
- Then let's talk.Copy !req
81. The negotiations begin tonight,Copy !req
82. but I wanted to see where we all stand.Copy !req
83. According to the treaty
that has existed for 90 years,Copy !req
84. "the border separating the Paqu
and the Navot is the river Glyrhond. "Copy !req
85. That's correct.Copy !req
86. We all agree on something.Copy !req
87. During the occupation,Copy !req
88. the Cardassians diverted the river.Copy !req
89. The Glyrhond now flows
20 kilometres west of its former position.Copy !req
90. 20 kilometres into Navot territory.Copy !req
91. It's Paqu territory now.
The river is our common border.Copy !req
92. The treaty says nothing
about stealing land.Copy !req
93. Your father would
give us back what is ours.Copy !req
94. My father would do no such thing.Copy !req
95. And I'm Tetrarch now.Copy !req
96. I will not betray my people.Copy !req
97. Let's see... two Bajoran synthales.Copy !req
98. A glass of Gamzian wineCopy !req
99. and a Trixian bubble juice
for the little lady.Copy !req
100. I'm not a little lady.Copy !req
101. I'm still charging her for that drink.Copy !req
102. Nog, let's go play some ball
in the holosuite.Copy !req
103. - No!
- Why not?Copy !req
104. - Baseball is boring.
- And you can't hit my curve-ball.Copy !req
105. It's a stupid game.
Even humans stopped playing.Copy !req
106. Maybe, but you still
can't hit my curve-ball.Copy !req
107. Mr Sisko, Nog, I thought I told you,Copy !req
108. no dangling over the Promenade.Copy !req
109. - We won't fall, Odo.
- We can see better from here.Copy !req
110. What is so interesting?Copy !req
111. - Nothing.
- You can see "nothing"Copy !req
112. just as well from up here.Copy !req
113. Now, on your feet.Copy !req
114. Thank you.Copy !req
115. Will you come to the holosuite?Copy !req
116. Buck Bokai can hit to us.Copy !req
117. He was the greatest hitter of all time.Copy !req
118. You can use my glove.Copy !req
119. I have never seen anything so beautiful.Copy !req
120. - She's all right.
- All right?Copy !req
121. I have to meet her.Copy !req
122. - The Dal'Rok!
- Easy now.Copy !req
123. - Try not to exert yourself.
- Hovath...Copy !req
124. I'm here. It's before nightfall.Copy !req
125. You should have wakened me.Copy !req
126. - Help me dress.
- You're going nowhere.Copy !req
127. - The Prophets sent you, didn't they?
- I beg your pardon?Copy !req
128. No, there's something wrong.Copy !req
129. It must be your companion.Copy !req
130. - Chief O'Brien?
- Bring him to me.Copy !req
131. You are not the one
I have been waiting for.Copy !req
132. Chief? He wants to see you.Copy !req
133. Come.Copy !req
134. Closer.Copy !req
135. I knew the Prophets would not fail us.Copy !req
136. You may leave now.
Both of you.Copy !req
137. See that he stays in bed.Copy !req
138. - What was that about?
- I don't know.Copy !req
139. The Sirah. How is he?Copy !req
140. He's suffering from organ failure
brought on by cellular decay.Copy !req
141. - He is surrendering to old age.
- Can you do anything?Copy !req
142. I can keep him comfortable.Copy !req
143. It's just a matter of time.Copy !req
144. We need him!
The Dal'Rok is coming.Copy !req
145. - What's the Dal'Rok?
- A terrible creature in the woods.Copy !req
146. Every year, it appears.Copy !req
147. - It's coming tonight?
- It comes for five nights.Copy !req
148. This will be the fourth.
Only the Sirah can defeat it.Copy !req
149. The Sirah can't get out of bed.Copy !req
150. If what you say is true,
this village will be destroyed tonight.Copy !req
151. - You're sure this is the place?
- You saw the read-out!Copy !req
152. There's only one female her age
visiting the station.Copy !req
153. These are her quarters.Copy !req
154. - Go ahead.
- What?Copy !req
155. - Ring the bell.
- You're the one who wants to meet her.Copy !req
156. - Are you afraid?
- Of a girl?Copy !req
157. - You ring!
- You are afraid.Copy !req
158. No, I'm not, you are.Copy !req
159. What are you doing?Copy !req
160. My name's Jog... I mean Jake.Copy !req
161. He's Nog. I'm Jake Sisko.Copy !req
162. Sisko.Copy !req
163. We're the unofficial welcoming committee.Copy !req
164. That's right.Copy !req
165. Welcome to DS9.Copy !req
166. - Thank you. I'm Varis Sul.
- Would you like a tour?Copy !req
167. We could watch a Klingon freighter
go through the wormhole.Copy !req
168. - Good idea.
- Thanks.Copy !req
169. How about it? You want to go?Copy !req
170. I've never seen the wormhole.Copy !req
171. We know the best spot on the stationCopy !req
172. for wormhole-watching.Copy !req
173. - Unless you're busy.
- Not at the moment.Copy !req
174. Listen to me, Sirah.
You must return to bed.Copy !req
175. To be out here, in your condition...Copy !req
176. Your concern touches me, Doctor,Copy !req
177. but I am now in the hands of the Prophets.Copy !req
178. - We believe in you.
- Help us, Sirah.Copy !req
179. Strange. I'm not registering
any atmospheric disturbance.Copy !req
180. The Dal'Rok wakes.Copy !req
181. But we are ready.Copy !req
182. In the shadow of the night, he hungers.Copy !req
183. With a hatred of the ancients, he rages.Copy !req
184. From the twisted pit of chaos,
he approaches.Copy !req
185. Is it alive?Copy !req
186. The tricorder's not picking up anything.Copy !req
187. Could it be a holographic image?Copy !req
188. No. I'm not picking up
any power source.Copy !req
189. The Dal'Rok's angerCopy !req
190. is like a wave crashing down
upon the village.Copy !req
191. The weight of its fury
threatens to crush us all.Copy !req
192. The Dal'Rok thinks the village
is powerless to defend itself...Copy !req
193. But the Dal'Rok is mistaken.Copy !req
194. The village is strong -Copy !req
195. much stronger than the Dal'Rok
can ever imagine.Copy !req
196. We can do it! The village is strong!Copy !req
197. The village is strong!Copy !req
198. With our strength, our unity,Copy !req
199. we shall drive the Dal'Rok...Copy !req
200. Bloody hell!Copy !req
201. Chief! Help us get him down from here!Copy !req
202. - Where is my successor?
- Sirah...Copy !req
203. No. The one whom the Prophets sent.Copy !req
204. Yes, you.Copy !req
205. Wait a second.
You've got the wrong guy.Copy !req
206. Say what I say.Copy !req
207. - The village shall not be destroyed.
- What?Copy !req
208. Quickly!Copy !req
209. The village shall not be destroyed.Copy !req
210. Louder, so they can all hear.Copy !req
211. The village shall not be destroyed!Copy !req
212. Despite our fears
we shall stand our groundCopy !req
213. and face the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
214. Despite our fears
we shall stand our groundCopy !req
215. and face the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
216. The village is strong.Copy !req
217. More powerful than the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
218. Together, we use that power
to drive it away.Copy !req
219. Drive it away!
Drive it away!Copy !req
220. The Dal'Rok is defeated.Copy !req
221. The village is safe.Copy !req
222. He's dead.Copy !req
223. The Sirah has left usCopy !req
224. but the Prophets have sent us
his successor.Copy !req
225. A new Sirah to tell the story.Copy !req
226. A new Sirah to protect the village.Copy !req
227. So I sold them a whole herd
of Klingon targs.Copy !req
228. Major, what a pleasant surprise.Copy !req
229. I look forward to your visits.Copy !req
230. Spare me the small talk
and get me a stardrifter.Copy !req
231. So er...Copy !req
232. How are the negotiations coming along?Copy !req
233. - Better make it a double.
- Ah.Copy !req
234. - You asked to see me?
- Please, sit down.Copy !req
235. I just spent five hours sitting.Copy !req
236. Yes, five long, unproductive hours.Copy !req
237. - Woban is a fool.
- He is here to talk.Copy !req
238. - What are you here for?
- That is obvious.Copy !req
239. - To protect my people.
- By starting a war?Copy !req
240. - I object to your tone!
- If that's why you're here,Copy !req
241. if you want to fight,
then we're wasting time.Copy !req
242. - That land belongs to the Paqu.
- The Navot don't agree.Copy !req
243. Then they'd better be ready to die for it.
I am. Or don't you believe me?Copy !req
244. I believe in people working together
to find reasonable solutions.Copy !req
245. - I hope you do as well.
- I don't care what you hope.Copy !req
246. Anything else you wish to sayCopy !req
247. can be said across a conference table.Copy !req
248. Varis... are you sure your people
are ready to die for that land?Copy !req
249. Where is she?Copy !req
250. If she's not here, we'll try her quarters.Copy !req
251. And let me do the talking.Copy !req
252. She asks me questions, I answer them.Copy !req
253. Just remember, I saw her first.
She's mine.Copy !req
254. - You can barely say two words to her!
- That's a lie!Copy !req
255. I've never seen you so nervous.
You must really like her.Copy !req
256. I never said that! All I said was...Copy !req
257. - We were just...
- Looking for you.Copy !req
258. I've been busy.Copy !req
259. Is something wrong?
You seem a little depressed.Copy !req
260. It's nothing, really.Copy !req
261. It's just...Copy !req
262. people want something I have
and I refuse to give it to them.Copy !req
263. How badly do they want it?Copy !req
264. Very badly.Copy !req
265. Is there anything they have that you want?Copy !req
266. That I want?Copy !req
267. Maybe this isn't a problem. Maybe...Copy !req
268. it's an opportunity.Copy !req
269. Maybe.Copy !req
270. When I have a problem I ask my dad.Copy !req
271. I ask my dad, too.Copy !req
272. It helps, doesn't it?Copy !req
273. - Yeah.
- No.Copy !req
274. My dad's a pretty smart guy.Copy !req
275. Mine, too...Copy !req
276. in his own way.Copy !req
277. My parents are dead.Copy !req
278. They were killed by the Cardassians.Copy !req
279. I'm sorry.Copy !req
280. My mom was killed during an attack
by the Borg.Copy !req
281. Isn't there someone you trust?Copy !req
282. - I don't trust many people.
- My dad...Copy !req
283. Talk about something
besides your father!Copy !req
284. You admire him very much, don't you?Copy !req
285. - I trust him.
- Mr Sisko...Copy !req
286. - Odo.
- We were just leaving.Copy !req
287. I wonder what was controlling
those energy creatures.Copy !req
288. - It wasn't me.
- Try telling the villagers that.Copy !req
289. - The Sirah chose you.
- He made a mistake.Copy !req
290. He greeted you
as if he was expecting you.Copy !req
291. I'm glad you came along on this mission.Copy !req
292. I'd have done what I could and left.Copy !req
293. - I'd have missed this!
- I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.Copy !req
294. - I have faith in you.
- Oh, do you?Copy !req
295. Maybe you were sent by the Prophets.Copy !req
296. I was sent by Commander Sisko.Copy !req
297. This Dal'Rok will be returning this eveningCopy !req
298. and they're counting on me to stop it.Copy !req
299. I don't have
the slightest idea how to do that.Copy !req
300. These gifts are for you, Sirah.Copy !req
301. - Tell them I don't want them.
- Bring them in.Copy !req
302. - Look, Julian...
- We are visitors here.Copy !req
303. It would be impolite to refuse our hosts.Copy !req
304. How can I help you, ladies?Copy !req
305. They're the ones offering services, Chief.Copy !req
306. - There's been a misunderstanding.
- Is there a problem?Copy !req
307. No! They're not...Copy !req
308. Yes... I mean, they're quite...Copy !req
309. I have a wife and daughter back on DS9.Copy !req
310. Of course.Copy !req
311. - You must send for them.
- Why?Copy !req
312. So they can live here with you.Copy !req
313. I'm not staying.Copy !req
314. Then who will tell the story?Copy !req
315. You'll have to find someone else.Copy !req
316. - But the Sirah chose you.
- He made a mistake.Copy !req
317. What about the Dal'Rok?
Without you, it will kill us.Copy !req
318. Faren, I would like to help
but I don't know how.Copy !req
319. - Tell the story.
- As simple as that, is it?Copy !req
320. May the Prophets grant you victory, Sirah.Copy !req
321. Let's hope so.Copy !req
322. Now what are we going to do?Copy !req
323. The only way out of this messCopy !req
324. is to find out what this Dal'Rok isCopy !req
325. and destroy it before it destroys us.Copy !req
326. Station Log, supplemental.Copy !req
327. After two days of talks
between the Paqu and the Navot,Copy !req
328. we're not even close to finding a solution.Copy !req
329. Enter.Copy !req
330. - Hi. You want to do something?
- Sorry, not right now.Copy !req
331. OK, we'll stop by later.Copy !req
332. Is there anything we can do
to cheer you up?Copy !req
333. - I don't think so.
- You sure?Copy !req
334. - Don't embarrass yourself.
- Wait!Copy !req
335. Yes?Copy !req
336. Do you remember that opportunityCopy !req
337. we were discussing yesterday?Copy !req
338. Yes.Copy !req
339. How do you know
if an opportunity is worth the risk?Copy !req
340. Instinct.Copy !req
341. The ninth Rule of Acquisition statesCopy !req
342. that opportunity plus instinct
equals profit.Copy !req
343. Instinct...Copy !req
344. - That's not going to help.
- I think it does.Copy !req
345. Thank you, Nog.Copy !req
346. Good! Let's celebrate.Copy !req
347. - Celebrate?
- I took one of my uncle's security rods.Copy !req
348. What are we going to do with that?Copy !req
349. We could swipe Odo's bucket.Copy !req
350. - Are you kidding?
- A bucket?Copy !req
351. We'll give it back. It'll be funny.Copy !req
352. - We can't just walk into Security.
- Watch me.Copy !req
353. Wait over there.Copy !req
354. I still don't understand
what's so funny about a bucket.Copy !req
355. Odo lives in it. He's a shape-shifter.Copy !req
356. Every 16 hours he has to change back
to his original form.Copy !req
357. - Inside a bucket?
- He turns into some kind of liquid.Copy !req
358. Maybe this isn't a good idea.Copy !req
359. Watch the door. I'll be back.Copy !req
360. Jake, are you sure this is all right?Copy !req
361. It's not like we're really stealing anything.Copy !req
362. Found it.Copy !req
363. Odo!Copy !req
364. Odo!Copy !req
365. It's oatmeal!
I filled it from the replicator.Copy !req
366. Very funny!Copy !req
367. You should have seen your face!Copy !req
368. I believe that belongs to me.Copy !req
369. What's the rush?Copy !req
370. There's some residual neutrino
in these rocks.Copy !req
371. How can the Dal'Rok
leave a neutrino trace?Copy !req
372. It doesn't make sense.
But this rock didn't blow itself up.Copy !req
373. Lucky you managed to stop it.Copy !req
374. I just repeated what the Sirah told me.Copy !req
375. - Then how did the Sirah stop it?
- Good question.Copy !req
376. Maybe there's a control mechanism.Copy !req
377. - Excuse me.
- Please, for my daughter.Copy !req
378. - What about her?
- She wants you to bless her child.Copy !req
379. - Me?
- It would mean so much.Copy !req
380. I'm sure she'll make you very proud.Copy !req
381. Oh, thank you! Thank you!Copy !req
382. - There he is!
- More of your followers want an audience.Copy !req
383. This won't do.
You look around here.Copy !req
384. I'll check the Sirah's room.Copy !req
385. Please. The Sirah is busy at the moment.Copy !req
386. Perhaps I could be of service.Copy !req
387. - Sirah, just a moment!
- Sirah, please come back!Copy !req
388. Look, I could use some privacy.Copy !req
389. There are more gifts outside for you.Copy !req
390. All right, bring them in.Copy !req
391. Hold on.Copy !req
392. Didn't you work for the Sirah?Copy !req
393. I was his apprentice.Copy !req
394. Did he ever reveal his secrets?Copy !req
395. How he controlled the Dal'Rok?Copy !req
396. Why ask me? The Sirah must have
taught you all you need to know.Copy !req
397. All right!
Have it your way.Copy !req
398. Don't blame me when it rampages
through your village.Copy !req
399. Chief!Copy !req
400. - Careful. Don't hurt him.
- I'll try not to.Copy !req
401. - That's enough.
- Tell him that.Copy !req
402. I said, that's enough!Copy !req
403. Why are you trying to kill me?Copy !req
404. You are not the true Sirah.Copy !req
405. You won't get any argument from me!Copy !req
406. If he isn't, who is?Copy !req
407. I am.Copy !req
408. For nine years,
I studied with the Sirah,Copy !req
409. learning the secrets of the storyteller...Copy !req
410. only to have you come along
and take my place.Copy !req
411. As far as I'm concerned, the job's yours.Copy !req
412. But how come the Sirah chose him?Copy !req
413. - It was his way of punishing me.
- Punishing you?Copy !req
414. Three nights ago,
the Sirah allowed me to tell the story.Copy !req
415. But I was unable to control the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
416. - Several people were injured.
- Control it, how?Copy !req
417. With this.Copy !req
418. The stone is a fragment of an Orb
from the Celestial Temple.Copy !req
419. We had one of those Orbs.Copy !req
420. We're aware of how powerful they are.Copy !req
421. Many years ago, this village was
deeply divided by hate and mistrust.Copy !req
422. The first Sirah knew
that unless the people unitedCopy !req
423. the village would destroy itself.Copy !req
424. So he used the Orb fragment as a catalystCopy !req
425. to give their fears a physical form.Copy !req
426. So the villagers' thoughts
create the Dal'Rok?Copy !req
427. Yes, but they don't know that.Copy !req
428. It's a secret which is passed
from Sirah to Sirah.Copy !req
429. Why do they need a storyteller?Copy !req
430. The story helps to focus
the villagers' thoughts.Copy !req
431. And they can defeat the Dal'RokCopy !req
432. by creating the shimmering lights.Copy !req
433. If I had another chance,
I could control the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
434. Well, son, it looks like tonight
you are going to get that chance.Copy !req
435. - You have no right to wear those clothes.
- I have every right.Copy !req
436. You had your chance.
You failed.Copy !req
437. - It won't happen again.
- That's right.Copy !req
438. You won't be allowed
to endanger the village.Copy !req
439. Now take off those robes!Copy !req
440. - Hold on.
- Sirah, it's time you were getting ready.Copy !req
441. The people will be assembling soon
to hear the story.Copy !req
442. Commander, I take complete responsibility
for what happened.Copy !req
443. There's enough blame
to spread around.Copy !req
444. Jake should have known better.Copy !req
445. He and Nog
were just trying to impress me.Copy !req
446. That's not much of an excuse.Copy !req
447. Didn't you ever do anything foolish
to impress a girl?Copy !req
448. - I may have.
- Jake's nice.Copy !req
449. So is Nog... in his own way.Copy !req
450. I like them.Copy !req
451. You don't often
get to be with people your age.Copy !req
452. True, but...Copy !req
453. that's not why I wanted to be with them.Copy !req
454. I wanted to learn about you.Copy !req
455. And?Copy !req
456. Jake speaks very highly of you.
He trusts you.Copy !req
457. That's always nice to hear.Copy !req
458. Hearing Jake speak of you...Copy !req
459. reminded me of how much
I miss my own parents.Copy !req
460. My father was a great man.
A great leader.Copy !req
461. He'd be proud of you.Copy !req
462. I try to be strong
the way he was strong, but...Copy !req
463. It's difficult.Copy !req
464. Your father wasn't afraid to compromise.Copy !req
465. That's because the Navot feared him.Copy !req
466. - Woban would think I was weak.
- I doubt it.Copy !req
467. But he does want that land back.Copy !req
468. - I am not afraid of Woban or the Navot.
- I never said you were.Copy !req
469. So your answer is still no.Copy !req
470. - You don't lose by saying no.
- Maybe.Copy !req
471. But a great leader like your fatherCopy !req
472. is one who's willing to risk saying yes.Copy !req
473. Commander...Copy !req
474. I believe I know of... an opportunity...Copy !req
475. that could allow both sides to say yes.Copy !req
476. Sirah, you'll save us!Copy !req
477. If you want this job,
why don't you fight for it?Copy !req
478. No, Faren is right.Copy !req
479. These people will never
accept me as Sirah.Copy !req
480. Without their support
I could never control the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
481. You think I can?Copy !req
482. You have to.Copy !req
483. Chief.Copy !req
484. - Good luck.
- Tell us the story!Copy !req
485. Tell us the story!Copy !req
486. Once upon a time...Copy !req
487. there was a Dal'Rok.Copy !req
488. And it lives there, in the woods.Copy !req
489. And he hated the villageCopy !req
490. and all of the villagersCopy !req
491. and he wanted to see them destroyed.Copy !req
492. The Dal'Rok is here!Copy !req
493. Yes! The Dal'Rok is here.
And it's hungry.Copy !req
494. But the village is prepared to fight.Copy !req
495. Like it has always fought -Copy !req
496. with the lights,
the shimmering lights.Copy !req
497. Something's wrong.Copy !req
498. What's wrong is that O'Brien
is not the Sirah. You are.Copy !req
499. The village is strongCopy !req
500. and unafraid... and... powerful.Copy !req
501. And ready to face the Dal'Rok.Copy !req
502. Do you think the Sirah planned all this?Copy !req
503. The villagers had lost confidence in you
so he chose O'Brien,Copy !req
504. knowing that you would
have to rescue him.Copy !req
505. This is your chance to prove
that you are the true Sirah.Copy !req
506. All right, now. Let's really focus
and send this one out, OK?Copy !req
507. Let's really send the Dal'Rok
a message.Copy !req
508. Where the hell are those lights?Copy !req
509. Wait! There is no need to run!Copy !req
510. A new voice appears
to challenge the Dal'Rok!Copy !req
511. It's about time.Copy !req
512. The Dal'Rok is a fearsome enemy.Copy !req
513. The mountains tremble with its fury.Copy !req
514. But our prosperity is its misery.Copy !req
515. Our unity is its vulnerability.Copy !req
516. And our strength is its doom.Copy !req
517. Look! The Dal'Rok trembles!Copy !req
518. It fears our strength.Copy !req
519. It fears our determination.Copy !req
520. It knows it cannot stand against usCopy !req
521. because the village is united.Copy !req
522. We are as one.Copy !req
523. You see for yourselves.Copy !req
524. The Dal'Rok is defeated.Copy !req
525. This village is safe for another year.Copy !req
526. The Sirah! The Sirah!Copy !req
527. Let's go
before they change their minds.Copy !req
528. Hail the Sirah!Copy !req
529. - Nervous?
- Not at all.Copy !req
530. A little. Do you think Woban
will accept my proposal?Copy !req
531. It's possible.
It would give the Navot back their land.Copy !req
532. And free trade on the river
would mean a lot to us.Copy !req
533. It's a reasonable compromise.Copy !req
534. Good luck with your meeting.Copy !req
535. Thank you...Copy !req
536. for all your help.Copy !req
537. You two are going to clean
the Security office until it shines.Copy !req
538. Chief, this is going to make
a fantastic story.Copy !req
539. Not for me.
I've had my fill of storytelling.Copy !req
540. - Can I mention it?
- Suit yourself... Julian.Copy !req
541. Chief, on second thoughts...Copy !req
542. You don't really have to call me Julian.Copy !req
543. Right you are... sir.Copy !req