The Council was silent for a long moment as it slowly sank in that T’Pol could understand them and even Dena studied her with open surprise before finally relaying the words T’Pol had spoken.
“Well,” Elder Sarai mused, her words low but quite audible nonetheless thanks to the Chamber’s acoustics, “you are certainly full of surprises.”
“It would seem our visitor has little need for arbitration,” one of the other Elders murmured, and at T’Pol’s side, Dena stiffened.
“Not so,” T’Pol interjected immediately. “While I may comprehend your tongue, I cannot speak it and Arbiter Dena has been most illuminating about facets of your civilization.”
“If you know our words,” another of the Elders intoned, “then you know our fears.”
“I do,” T’Pol replied, shifting her position so she could look at t
