What This Day Will Bring

[Kith Inorom Ghemor 0]

The damage was done. Whether the Federation's actions had nullified the treaty or not the Ferengie's surely had. But, even the fleet of nearly a hundred ships wasn't Ghemor's primary concern right now. He was already seeing long term ramifications of this days events. A large fleet, Ferengies of all creatures, had once more penetrated to the very heart of Cardassian space. It didn't matter what their target was because it showed the weakness of Cardassia's military to protect their boarders. It showed the weakness or unwillingness of the allies to be the protection they lacked. It showed moreover the willingness of one or more of the allies to keep the status quo firmly in tact.

 

All of that was more than enough proof for the militarists to reaffirm their stance. Ghemor would have to agree with it as well. For all of his faith, his desire for peace, his need to amend for his own involvement in the war he could not dismiss the weakness of Cardassia and the need to fix it. Treaties had been broken and gates would be set wide open for the rearming of Cardassia.

 

Could he at least direct the winds of these events to avoid the mistakes of the past?