"Two months..." He repeats it, his focus shifting for a moment. While he has every confidence in his crew to run the station, leaving his post in the midst of the conflict in the Alpha quadrant hardly comes near being acceptable.

"I haven't met anyone else from Starfleet yet, either, though I just arrived a few days ago. I was working on getting the lay of the land when I heard our friend here." At that, he nods toward the baby.