"We are very fortunate to have Jovah's protection."

"Mm. Yeah."

"My species gets by on not needing much. Others aren't as lucky and we try to help them."

"It's a curious occupation, especially for a people under threat."

"We don't do it as much as we used to."

"We uh, also figure that everyone else is under just as much of a threat as we are."

"That did seem to be the thrust of your story, but of course you'd have more firsthand information."

"Mhm."

"I... don't know if um. Offering to take you to see things would help? Or showing you images? I'm not sure."

Also possibly he would rather Lucien stop trying to convince them at all, but Lucien ... feels like he shouldn't make this offer.

"I don't think I can justify being away from my people for any length of time, though possibly I could locate a volunteer interested in going with you."

"Yeah, that would work! Someone who you'd trust as a reliable observer?"

"There's a young angel from the Eyrie, rather the favorite as my successor though Jovah has yet to speak on the matter. Isabella, daughter of the angel Rinnah and the mortal Charles."

"She sounds like a really great choice for this!"

Lucien can't help but smiling - a chance to convince the Samarians of the threat of the Borg would pl-ausibly mean that they can get the Samarians on-board with things without having to do a coup! Might have trouble with the oracles, but with the non-reigious leadership on their side things would become a lot more ethically clear! 

... It occurs to him that the bar for good news has been lowered considerably since the time amaliens thought they were alone in the universe. But still, he can't help but smiling.

"She's a bright young thing. I can send for her, or write her a letter if you'd sooner go to the Eyrie yourselves."

Hm. He's in a hurry but doesn't want to push things to be faster than is best for them.

"You can send for her if that's what you'd prefer. There's plenty to work on here."

Linus nods and sends a servant to go dispatch an angel with this message.

Lucien can return to working out details of how the amaliens can help while they wait! He also takes a moment during a break to message First Officer Graft about the diplomatic progress - he considers asking Graft to focus less on the ship disabling plans but actually he thinks that would be mi-cro-managing which is a thing he knows he might do on accident so he leaves it up to Graft instead. 

And a few hours later, the angel Isabella alights on the landing of Monteverde.

Lucien is taking a break for a meal when she arrives.

A servant lets him know that the angel Isabella has arrived and is awaiting his convenience.

Sure he can go see her now! He is excited and nervous about the possibility of resolving things diplomatically.

"Hi! I'm Captain Lucien - I'm uh, not sure what you've been told about the situation?"

"I was informed that visitors from another world had appeared and Linus thought I would like to be assigned to speak to them - to you."

"Oh that's less than I thought."

.... Wait is he 

He can explain the deal with the Borg again! He can...  oh is he not supposed to be mentioning the giant high-tech ship. 

He can avoiding mentioning the ship but explain that they would like to help the Samarian's prepare to defend themselves if need be, and imply that the Samarians might be able to help with the war. 

"It's - disappointing to hear that everyone else out there hasn't found a way to stop being at war.

"How would we help? We'd take more in training and infrastructure than we could supply in manpower any time soon. Are angels in particular needed for something, I could imagine those not existing on other worlds?"

Wow, he is really regretting not having cleared what he can tell her.

"I'm not entirely certain what your Oracles are comfortable with my telling you about the exact me-chanics about how you can help us."

"You do have abilities that we don't have that I think could plausibly make a substantial difference."

"- the oracles? What did Jovah tell them?"

"I am not actually certain what Oracle Alleluia would think it's okay for me to share."

Lucien looks quite awkward about this - he dislikes not being open when doing diplomacy.

"Huh. I don't know her as well as Peninnah, I studied with Peninnah for a year. - wait, is Alleluia here? I could just go ask her if she is."