Ashur nodded sagely.<br/><br/>"Good.  Good.  You have an intelligent man's intuitive grasp of pragmatism.  That will serve you well.  You're quite right, in any case.  You do not have any reason to misbehave.  So long as you don't give us any cause, you will not be harmed in any way."<br/><br/>He gave Dannilov a smile that in most other circumstances would be charming.<br/><br/>"Well, not any more than you have already been, of course."<br/><br/>With this his smile faltered microscopically and he turned to face Kassandra.<br/><br/>"Kassandra, do you suppose we might take a few moments in the Captain's Office?"  His smile was brittle, but bright, for those who knew him.  He gestured to the office door congenially.