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  “I did.”

  “What did you do there?”

  “I farmed.”

  She laughed. “By far the most sensible thing to do.”

  “Will you come, then?”

  “Of course I will.”

  She slipped her arm through his, and they walked back down the hill, down through the ruins that were and were not his inheritance, down to where the child was waiting. Improbably, he found that he was able to laugh. “Tell me,” he said. “However did you get here?”

  GLOSSARY

  A guide to characters, places, organizations, and other miscellaneous items mentioned in The Never-Ending Sacrifice. The first appearance in an episode or other work of Star Trek fiction is given.

  CHARACTERS

  Akleen, Tret: Cardassian, founder of the Cardassian Union (“Tears of the Prophets” [DS9])

  Alaren: Cardassian military officer stationed at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Alvarez, Maria: human, transitional governor of Weibak IV after the Dominion War

  Arani: Cardassian, employed by Khevet Agricultural Holdings on Ithic II

  Artoc: Cardassian legate whose derring-do is commemorated by a small statue in a park in Cardassia City

  Bamarek, Ithas: Cardassian politician and dissident

  Corac, Ulan: Cardassian author of The Never-Ending Sacrifice, an epic novel that follows seven generations of one Cardassian family, which was held in high esteem by Elim Garak

  Damar, Corat: Cardassian military officer, loyal to Dukat, who followed Dukat as Cardassian head of state under the Dominion and later led military and civilian uprisings against the Dominion (“Return to Grace” [DS9])

  Darhe’el: Cardassian military officer who commanded the notorious Gallitep camp on Bajor, commemorated in Cardassia City with one of the Union’s largest monuments (“Duet” [DS9])

  Darrah Bajin: Bajoran, son of Darrah Mace (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)

  Darrah Mace: Bajoran, formerly superior of Proka Migdal in the Korto City Watch (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)

  Dukat, Athra: Cardassian, wife of Skrain Dukat (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)

  Dukat, Skrain: Cardassian military officer, prefect of Bajor and commander of Terok Nor, later Cardassian head of state under the Dominion (“Emissary” [DS9])

  Elat: Cardassian, resident of the Torr Sector in Cardassia City

  Envek: Cardassian military officer stationed at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Erani: Cardassian radical, resident of the Torr Sector in Cardassia City, student of social policy at the technical school, girlfriend of Tekis

  Eretis: Cardassian, resident of Cardassia City, affianced of Tret Khevet

  Garak, Elim: Cardassian, formerly an operative of the Obsidian Order, exiled on Deep Space 9, later close adviser to Castellan Alon Ghemor (“Past Prologue” [DS9])

  Geyl, Teretis: Cardassian chief archon at the time of Dukat’s coup d’état

  Ghemor, Alon: Cardassian, nephew of Tekeny Ghemor, formerly liaison between the Obsidian Order and the Detapa Council, then head of the Cardassian Intelligence Bureau, later castellan of the Cardassian Union after the Dominion War (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Ghemor, Iliana: Cardassian, daughter of Tekeny Ghemor, operative of the Obsidian Order, missing in action on Bajor (“Second Skin” [DS9])

  Ghemor, Tekeny: Cardassian military officer, member of the Central Command and dissident (“Second Skin” [DS9])

  Gheta: Cardassian, resident of Ithic II

  Keeve Falor: Bajoran, formerly of the Chamber of Ministers (“Ensign Ro” [TNG])

  Kelat: Cardassian military officer stationed at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Khevet, Colat: Cardassian, older son of Mikor Khevet

  Khevet, Elinas: Cardassian, wife of Mikor Khevet

  Khevet, Penelya: Cardassian, niece of Mikor Khevet

  Khevet, Mikor: Cardassian politician and businessman, special adviser to the Ministry of Justice and proprietor of Khevet Agricultural Holdings

  Khevet, Tret: Cardassian, younger son of Mikor Khevet

  Kiliç, Hulya: human, resident of Ithic II

  Lang, Natima: Cardassian, formerly a correspondent for the Cardassian Information Service, later professor of ethics at the Institute of State Policy (“Profit and Loss” [DS9])

  Leterik: Cardassian, employed by Khevet Agricultural Holdings on Ithic II

  Lok, Martis: Cardassian foot soldier stationed at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Maleta: Cardassian, housekeeper to the Pa’Dar family

  Maret, Arric: Cardassian radical, resident of the Torr Sector in Cardassia City, husband of Serna

  Maret, Serna: Cardassian radical, resident of the Torr Sector in Cardassia City, wife of Arric

  Maret, Tela: Cardassian, daughter of Arric and Serna

  Metelek: Cardassian military officer stationed at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Metrek: Cardassian, tutor at an elite preparatory academy in Cardassia City

  Nelita: Cardassian, head nurse at the free hospital in the Torr Sector, Cardassia City

  O’Brien, Keiko: human, botanist, director of the Andak Project on Cardassia Prime

  O’Brien, Miles: human, husband of Keiko O’Brien

  O’Brien, Molly: human, daughter of Keiko and Miles O’Brien

  Pa’Dar, Arys: Cardassian, wife of Kotan Pa’Dar, biological mother of Rugal

  Pa’Dar, Geleth: Cardassian, mother of Kotan Pa’Dar

  Pa’Dar, Ghret: Cardassian businessman and politician, father of Irvek Pa’Dar

  Pa’Dar, Irvek: Cardassian politician, husband of Geleth Pa’Dar

  Pa’Dar, Kotan: Cardassian, former exarch of the Tozhat settlement on Bajor, member of the Civilian Assembly with a public health portfolio at the Ministry of Science, later member of the Detapa Council; biological father of Rugal (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Pa’Dar, Rugal: biological son of Kotan and Arys Pa’Dar, believed killed during a Resistance attack on the Tozhat settlement on Bajor in 2362; adopted by Proka Migdal and Etra (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Prekeny, Lim: Cardassian artist, creator of holo-mosaics, most notably The Collectivity

  Proka Etra: Bajoran, seamstress, wife of Proka Migdal, adopted mother of Rugal

  Proka Migdal: Bajoran, formerly an officer of the Korto City Watch, husband of Proka Etra, adopted father of Rugal (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Rantok: Cardassian military officer, Fourth Division, Second Order; commander of Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Reco: Bajoran, resident of Ashalla, friend of Proka Migdal

  Rejal, Gerat: Cardassian politician and dissident, husband of Meya Rejal

  Rejal, Meya: Cardassian politician and dissident, chief executor of the Cardassian Union after the destruction of the Obsidian Order

  Rhemet, Erek: Cardassian conservator, politician and dissident (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Hollow Men)

  Selik: Romulan colonel stationed on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Sisko, Benjamin: human, Starfleet officer, commander of Deep Space 9 at the time of Rugal and Migdal’s visit; ruled that Rugal should return to Cardassia with Kotan Pa’Dar (“Emissary” [DS9])

  Sisko, Jake: human, journalist, son of Benjamin Sisko (“Emissary” [DS9])

  Smith, Ellen: human, captain of the Lotos, a supply ship operating in the DMZ

  Tain, Enabran: former head of the Obsidian Order (“The Wire” [DS9])

  Tekis: Cardassian radical, resident of the Torr Sector in Cardassia City, girlfriend of Erani

  Tevrek: Cardassian, senior-ranking garresh at Keralek Base on Ogyas III during the Dominion War

  Tirim: Cardassian, secretary to Irvek Pa’Dar

  Tora Ziyal: artist, daughter of Skrain Dukat and his Bajoran mistress, Tora Naprem (“Indiscretion” [DS9])

  Turrel: Cardassian military officer who negotiated the peace
treaty with Bajor with Vedek Bareil Antos and Kai Winn Adami (“Life Support” [DS9])

  Verisel: Vorta, Dominion commander on Ogyas III

  Zolan: visitor to Deep Space 9 who accused Proka Migdal of abuse toward his adopted son Rugal (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  PLACES

  Akleen Sector: sector in Cardassia City given over to military use (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Anaret: remote and impoverished province on Cardassia Prime, badly affected by drought within recent memory

  Andak: site of a post-Dominion War agricultural project on Cardassia Prime, headed by Keiko O’Brien, aiming to make the planet agriculturally self-sufficient (Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Cardassia)

  Ashalla: capital city of Bajor (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Mission: Gamma, Book One—Twilight)

  Barvonok Sector: financial district of Cardassia City (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Betik Gallery: art gallery in Cardassia City that houses a collection of state-approved contemporary art

  Cardassia IV: fourth planet in the Cardassian system, location of at least one labor camp (“The Homecoming” [DS9])

  Cardassia City: capital city of the Cardassian Union (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Cardassia Prime: primary planet in the Cardassian system and center of the Cardassian Union

  Chin’toka: a Cardassian system bordering Federation space of great strategic significance during the Dominion War; fought over twice during the course of the war (“Tears of the Prophets” [DS9])

  Civilian Assembly Hall: debating chamber of the Cardassian Civilian Assembly; a huge landmark in the Tarlak Sector, with a large burnished dome

  Coranum Sector: oldest and most prestigious residential sector in Cardassia City (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Culat: population center on Cardassia Prime, location of a famous university (“Nothing Human” [VOY])

  Deep Space 9: Bajoran-owned and Starfleet-run space station at the mouth of the wormhole leading to the Gamma Quadrant; of crucial strategic significance before and throughout the Dominion War; Rugal and Migdal visited the station in 2370

  Destiny: planet in the DMZ where the human population was interned by the Dominion during the war and the Cardassian population was subsequently interned after the war

  Hagal system: Cardassian system that was overrun during the Klingon-Cardassian war

  Hewe: strongly Maquis world in the DMZ where the Jem’Hadar carried out fierce reprisals against the human population

  Ithic II: planet in the DMZ that became Cardassian territory in the treaty with the Federation; an important Cardassian agricultural world, also home to a sizeable human population

  Keralek Base: Cardassian weapons research base on Ogyas III, later site of a Jem’Hadar cloning facility

  Korto City: destroyed city in Kendra Valley, Bajor (Terok Nor: Day of the Vipers)

  Kovalet: Cardassian settlement on Ithic II

  Lakarian City: major city on Cardassia Prime (“Defiant” [DS9])

  Littleport: human settlement on Ithic II

  Lorikal: rural district on Cardassia Prime badly affected by overfarming and drought

  Maklar Prison: notorious prison on the outskirts of Cardassia City

  Manea: main human settlement on Ithic II

  Masad: provincial population center and resort town on Cardassia Prime, close to Lake Masad, the largest lake on Cardassia Prime and a popular summertime destination for the adventurous (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Hollow Men)

  Meritok Square: large square in the Tarlak Sector of Cardassia City, location of the Betik Gallery and several other state art galleries

  Mesquad: Maquis world in the DMZ

  Metella: township in Anaret province, Cardassia Prime

  Munda’ar Sector: district in Cardassia City given over to warehouses and storage (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Natural History Museum: state museum housed in a massive cobalt pyramid that is a distinctive feature of Cardassia City’s skyline (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—Fearful Symmetry)

  Odek: district capital of Anaret province, Cardassia Prime

  Ogyas III: Cardassian outpost that became of strategic significance during the Dominion War following the Romulan entry into the war

  Ostek: coastal town and port serving Cardassia City

  Paldar Sector: residential district in Cardassia City (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Perok: rural district on Cardassia Prime renowned for its wild beauty and good hunting; many wealthy Cardassians have country houses and estates in this area

  Peyit system: location of several Cardassian settlements and estates; Alon Ghemor had property in this system

  Retlak Mountains: a popular winter holiday destination on Cardassia Prime

  Sea Fall: planet in the DMZ ceded to the Cardassians under the terms of the treaty with the Federation

  Septimus III: headquarters of the Cardassian Eleventh Order during the Dominion War; scene of a massacre in 2375 following a Klingon invasion and the failure of Weyoun to make good on a promise to send reinforcements: this was a pivotal moment in the deteriorating relationship between the Dominion and their Cardassian allies

  Slokat: planet in the DMZ with evenly matched human and Cardassian populations

  Tamsket: farming district on Cardassia Prime, passed through on the way out to Anaret

  Tarlak Sector: administrative center of Cardassia City (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Terok Nor: Cardassian space station and ore processing facility orbiting Bajor; Cardassian command post during the Occupation; later renamed Deep Space 9 after it passed into Bajoran and Federation hands (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Torr Sector: densely populated and lively residential sector in Cardassia City (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Tozhat: Cardassian settlement on Bajor, governed by Kotan Pa’Dar (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Valo II: planet in the Valo system, sanctuary for many Bajoran refugees during the Occupation (“Ensign Ro” [TNG])

  Victory Boulevard: main thoroughfare in the Tarlak Sector of Cardassia City linking Meritok Square to the Darhe’el Monument

  Weibak IV: planet in the DMZ whose population remained predominantly human, even after the eradication of the Maquis

  ORGANIZATIONS

  Cardassian Intelligence Bureau: Cardassian intelligence agency; replaced the Obsidian Order after its destruction in 2371 (“Rocks and Shoals” [DS9])

  Central Command: Cardassian military authority which, with the Obsidian Order, controlled the Cardassian Union until the early 2370s (“Profit and Loss” [DS9])

  Circle, The: Bajoran political faction with extreme xenophobic stance, opposed to all alien presence on Bajor; in 2370 Circle members attempted to overthrow the Bajoran Provisional Government, this coup failed in part through the revelation that the Cardassian Central Command was supplying the Circle with weapons (“The Homecoming” [DS9])

  Civilian Assembly: Cardassian civilian policy-making body

  Council of Ministers: Bajoran governing body (“The Homecoming” [DS9])

  Detapa Council: Cardassian civilian governing body, effectively powerless until the early 2370s, when it came to prominence following the collapse of the Obsidian Order and repeated failures on the part of the Central Command (“Cardassians” [DS9])

  Headquarters Allied Reconstruction Forces (HARF): headquarters, on Cardassia Prime, of the Starfleet task force established to oversee reconstruction of those Cardassian territories placed under Federation protection after the Dominion War

  Institute of Commercial Endeavor: business school in Cardassia City

  Institute of State Policy: school of political theory and doctrine in Cardassia City; Natima Lang was professor of ethics here until 2370 (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Liberation Front: Cardassian resistance movement against t
he Dominion that emerged toward the end of the Dominion War, led by Corat Damar (“The Dogs of War” [DS9])

  Maquis: armed resistance group of ex-Federation citizens on colony worlds in the DMZ; formed after the Federation-Cardassian Treaty of 2370 ceded numerous Federation colonies to Cardassian control (“The Maquis” [DS9])

  Ministry of Science: Cardassian government department responsible for promoting scientific research (“Destiny” [DS9])

  Obsidian Order: Cardassian intelligence agency, feared for its ruthless efficiency and fanatical devotion to the Cardassian state (“The Wire” [DS9])

  Oralian Way: Cardassian religion dating back to the Hebitian era, suppressed during the period of the Bajoran Occupation, resurgent after the Dominion War (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine—A Stitch in Time)

  Vedek Assembly: Bajoran religious council presided over by the kai; wields great political influence on Bajor (“In the Hands of the Prophets” [DS9])

  MISCELLANEOUS