[T'Pol needed a moment to force away the tightness in her throat, but she managed; explaining something made it easier, in a way, even if she was uncertain she should be telling him.] Earth is in the middle of a war. Enterprise is acting as their flagship; before arriving back here, I believe the crew was instrumental in freeing the Deneva colonies.

[She hoped he understood why she was telling him; from her point of view, they were trying to bring a child back to a war. Settling her hands on her knees, fingers closing around them tightly, it took a moment of trying before she could continue.] There was an - attack on Vulcan. Surak's katra was destroyed.

[She was already torn about where to be, but she'd come back to make that more complicated. It almost sounded like she was trying to talk him out of wanting their daughter back, but that wasn't the case; she needed him to be aware of the situation, so they could - at least she hoped - formulate a plan.]