[If that's meant to raise her hackles, it doesn't work very well. She has weathered such accusations before - if not always personally, at least as a member of Starfleet. The Prime Directive can sound heartless to others. And maybe, she reflects, sometimes it is. Even now, she is not abiding as strictly as she ought, letting her emotions get in the way. Neutrality on this planet is no easy thing to maintain.]

I am doing what I can, within the dictates of my conscience and my duty. You may disagree with my choices: I cannot change that, nor do I blame you. But either way, my offer to help stands.