Tuvok
and Bennet's shuttle crash lands on a sacred haven for the Drayan, an alien
race which has shunned outside contact for decades. While Bennet lies dying
from his injuries, three frightened Drayan children venture out from hiding.
The young ones tell Tuvok that they have been abandoned by their people
to die on the planet, and beg his help in saving them from the imminent
arrival of the "morrok" -- the messenger of death.
While
Tuvok tries to calm the tiny trio, he cannot comprehend why a society
would forsake its own children. Then, during the night, two of the youngsters
mysteriously disappear. Meanwhile, Janeway makes contact with the Drayan's
First Prelate, Alicia, and in the course of trying to rescue Tuvok and
the remaining child, there is an amazing revelation about this
mysterious race.
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