After finishing the last of the preparations, Jeannette surveyed the conference room where her and Kek would meet. This was just a preliminary discussion to set the tone and possible agenda for the larger meeting that would include the rest of the Vren contingent and the colonial government. For now, the two ambassadors would meet without all the extra voices and establish where the negotiations needed to start. This was complicated only slightly by the fast that Kek had already dropped a bomb on her, Hyrushi and Dasca. The idea of hosting Vren nurseries on the colony made sense from a strictly practical and compassionate perspective, but from an emotional and historical perspective, they were going to have to do a lot of convincing fo the colonists in order for it to be accepted.

Wandering the embassy, she could hear the odd conversation of the security detail present but other than that it was eerily quiet. Too Quiet. She missed Dash and wished he was here with her. Jean swallowed down the grief and took deep breaths to steady herself before Kek arrived.

A short while later, one of the security officers approached. “Ambassador Kek is arriving, Ma’am.”

She nodded. “Thank you, Lieutenant. Keep a low profile, as we discussed. This is just a casual meeting.”

“Of course.”

Mathis stepped out the front doors of the embassy and tried to look as put together as she could.

Jeannette Mathis, Federation Ambassador