[ Therein lies the difference between her time and his: in his world, the atrocities never really ended, did they? Humanity destroyed their planet and took their war to the stars, where the Romulans had ensured they would find no allies.
Or want any. He thinks of the Vulcan commander who had hailed Enterprise right before he and La'an found themselves tossed back into time, and feels a confused pang of uncertain regret. Useless, when neither commander nor war exists any longer. And he couldn't have made a different call at the time, even if he'd wanted to.
But the trade-off for saving the human race from the never-ending war that was his time was... what, to save a future despot, a warlord responsible for the deaths of millions of people?
He stares at her as what she's saying sinks in, as he suddenly understands the reason for her worry, her tension. ]
A little boy... who grew up to be a monster. But a monster this timeline needed, in order to exist, right?
[ She'd said it herself. 'Led to the founding of the Federation.' ]
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Or want any. He thinks of the Vulcan commander who had hailed Enterprise right before he and La'an found themselves tossed back into time, and feels a confused pang of uncertain regret. Useless, when neither commander nor war exists any longer. And he couldn't have made a different call at the time, even if he'd wanted to.
But the trade-off for saving the human race from the never-ending war that was his time was... what, to save a future despot, a warlord responsible for the deaths of millions of people?
He stares at her as what she's saying sinks in, as he suddenly understands the reason for her worry, her tension. ]
A little boy... who grew up to be a monster. But a monster this timeline needed, in order to exist, right?
[ She'd said it herself. 'Led to the founding of the Federation.' ]