DEEP SPACE NINE: "Return to Grace" - 12/07/95 - ACT ONE       9.

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					ZIYAL
			This may seem odd to you--but
			there were times on Cardassia when
			I almost missed being a prisoner
			of the Breen. At least there, the
			Bajoran and Cardassian prisoners
			accepted me for who I was.
				(a beat)
			The only good thing about living
			on Cardassia was being with my
			father.

					KIRA
			I'm glad you two are getting
			along.

	Ziyal smiles. Talking about her father makes her
	genuinely happy.

					ZIYAL
			He's been wonderful.
				(a beat)
			And so brave. He never tried to
			hide me away. He never acted like
			he was ashamed of me. We'd go out
			to dinner, take long walks
			together. Once he even took me to
			a performance of his favorite
			Didactic Theater group. We sat
			right up in front.
				(a beat)
			He was so intimidating, no one
			dared to challenge my right to be
			there.

					KIRA
			And now that he's been exiled...

					ZIYAL
			Wherever he goes, I go. He's the
			only family I have.
				(re: the freighter)
			And this is the only home I need.

	Ziyal seems at peace, but Kira knows that her life has
	not been easy and the future isn't much brighter.

					KIRA
			Your father isn't the only one
			who's brave.

	A loud ALARM SOUNDS OFF.