Kavash had returned to his position at the Tactical station.  The order come to a full stop and lower the shields this close to the Neutral zone was tenuous at best, dangerous at worst.  He wondered if the Chief Engineer had aged beyond the point of cognitive thought.  His actions sure seemed to point to that.  Kavash considered that point for a moment, if the older crewmembers were aging and the effect caused problems with their memory and cognitive functions, then why were the younger crew not effected.  Kavash still had the memories of all of his previous hosts, and did not recognize any lapses in the information that he still held in his mind.  "Shields down Captain.  Long range sensors do not show any ships or any tacheon emissions that could be a cloaked Romulan ship.  Weapons and Shields are on hot standby and battle program thirty six alpha is loaded and ready to be activated in the event of a surprise attack."<br/><br/>