Stardate 49337.4: The death of former Maquis Kurt Bendera, the third fatality in a Kazon attack in two weeks, causes unrest especially among Chakotay's people. On Tuvok's suggestion Janeway decides to form an alliance with some of the Kazon factions. However, her negotiation with First Maje Culluh of the Kazon-Nistrim and former Voyager crew member Seska fails when Janeway refuses to exchange crew members. Neelix contacts a member of the Kazon-Pommar on the planet Sobras but is arrested in a camp where also a number of Trabe are prisoners of the Pommar, including a high-ranking official named Mabus. The Trabe once ruled over the Kazon until the Kazon rebelled and expelled the Trabe from their homeworld. After he has been freed by his people, Mabus assures Janeway that all he wants is to find a new planet for his people to settle down, without being attacked by the Kazon. Janeway decides to ally herself with the Trabe. She arranges a peace conference on Sobras and invites all the first majes of the Kazon. But Mabus has set up a trap, and a Trabe ship attacks the conference room. Disgusted by this attempt to assassinate his enemies, Janeway ends the alliance with Mabus.

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