This short story is by Keith R.A. Decandido. I began reading it Wednesday May 10, 2023. I completed reading this on Monday May 22, 2023.
Kira time traveled to before Bajor was united as one. It was still the provinces of Endtree, Bajora, as well as Lerra as well as other few. She had no idea why or how, for the Prophets or an injury or a little of both.
The Bajoreans had just won a battle with the help of Kiera Nierys. Kira traversed to her distant past before Bajor became Bajor and was still city states. This reminded her of her work currently with the Federation.
"You can't blind yourself to a good thing just because you don't like it."
ST: DSN: Horn and Ivory p. 97
"Without faith their can be no victory."
ST: DSN: Horn and Ivory p. 121
"Many different types of gateways were constructed over time, some large and elegant, others that could be held in the palm of one's hand."
ST: DSN: Horn and Ivory p. 134
"Two gates for ghostly dreams there are; One gateway of honest horn, and one of ivory issuuing by the ivory gates are the dreams of glimmering illusion, fantasies, but those that come through solid polished horn may be borne out, if mortals only know them."
Homer, The Odyssey
ST: DSN: Horn and Ivory p. 140
