He stared at Kirk, disbelief creeping onto his face along the edges of his eyes. He knew about Vulcan customs, he knew how to play on it, had even assumed that Spock still had something to swear on even though he had frequented the same den of debauchery as Kirk.
Which was more faith than Spock himself had put in his own honour since leaving Vulcan. Well, now was the time to prove he wasn't some disgraced vrekasht (), no matter what they had said to his back as he left.
Spock dropped to one knee before him, once again ignoring the pain at his side, the wet and hard ground, and the instincts that screamed at him for putting himself in such a dangerous position for the second time in one evening. His head bowed, "I swear on my honour, Captain, that I shall not kill or attempt to kill you in any fashion, and my allegiance is bound to you alone." He hesitated. In Vulcan, there was a phrase that usually rounded out the oath, to exhibit its honesty, but he was unsure how to translate it without implying a literal meaning. Defeated in most, if not all, aspects, he just said it. "You may...dispose of me as you wish."
Re: Two Sharks and Spilled Blood [Flashback]
Which was more faith than Spock himself had put in his own honour since leaving Vulcan. Well, now was the time to prove he wasn't some disgraced vrekasht (), no matter what they had said to his back as he left.
Spock dropped to one knee before him, once again ignoring the pain at his side, the wet and hard ground, and the instincts that screamed at him for putting himself in such a dangerous position for the second time in one evening. His head bowed, "I swear on my honour, Captain, that I shall not kill or attempt to kill you in any fashion, and my allegiance is bound to you alone." He hesitated. In Vulcan, there was a phrase that usually rounded out the oath, to exhibit its honesty, but he was unsure how to translate it without implying a literal meaning. Defeated in most, if not all, aspects, he just said it. "You may...dispose of me as you wish."