No more words

Gould went blank when the fleet captain handed out his assignment. But the point of debate was over, there was nothing left to do but get to the job at hand.. no matter what his personal feelings about it.

As he was personally addressed he went silent rather than speak against his commanding officer's wisdom.

Samji's words echoed in his mind "I believe you might be able to convince him of the logic of working together to contain the Anomaly for good, for the benefit of both sides." convince the radical leader of a group of Klingon's that LOGIC is the best way to go? was he kidding?

He was ready to except not getting the mission he was sure he was best suited for, contacting the children, but this? it felt more like a punishment.

For just a second he wondered if that wasn't the case, retaliation for his outburst earlier? but he dismissed that immediately. He didn't know Samji all that well but he was every bit as true an officer as he was, the dedication of his people proved that much.

He started going over his next steps, he had to coordinate his actions with the Specters captain, Summers. and see if they could come up with some sort of strategy they could use.

But inside he felt empty and.. cold.