She asked, "Then you won't believe, and you won't stop talking?"
"I made a promise to go on talking. And I believe in what I'm doing."
"You know what that will mean." He could hear the quiver and the breathing of her. "People may be hurt, your own people. We don't want trouble. We can't afford trouble, with the Piruts getting stronger. It'll mean you'll be punished, maybe even—killed."
That gave him a cold twinge for a moment. Then he thought of Jakk and shrugged.
"It doesn't matter," he said, and started out.
The Third Officer came in. There were five men with him, and one of them was the Captain, wearing the gun of authority.
The Captain said, "I'm sorry, Kirk. I heard a lot of what you said; too much to dare turn you loose just now. Perhaps in solitary we can talk sense into you."
Kirk stood quite still, not moving anything but his eyes. The four Hans were big and they had knives. Kirk shrugged and fell in with them. The girl walked ahead, between the Captain and the Third.
Nobody said anything. They went together up the stone steps.