![]() Quark and Ziyal attempt to free the ResistanceĪlthough Dukat doted on Ziyal, it was difficult to reconcile her sympathy towards the Federation with his direction of the Dominion War effort. ( DS9: " Call to Arms", " Sons and Daughters") Both were very impressed with her talent in rare agreement, for they rarely agreed on anything but the fact that they both loved and cared for Ziyal. At dinner that evening, Ziyal shared some of the paintings she had done with her father and Kira. The two planned to have dinner that evening, to catch up and share news, but Dukat insisted the three have dinner in his quarters, to Kira's dismay. Upon returning to the station, Ziyal was reunited with Kira and was very glad to see her. Ziyal agreed to return with Dukat to the station despite his actions, she was willing to forgive him, because living with her father had been the only time when she felt like she really belonged. Soon after Dukat retook Deep Space 9, Ziyal spoke with him, and he told her he may have "overreacted" previously. ![]() However, she was never truly accepted on Bajor either, since her father was the hated Gul Dukat. There, she discovered a passion and talent for art, through which she hoped to bring Cardassians and Bajorans closer together by showing that they have a common viewpoint. Kira arranged to have Ziyal admitted to a Bajoran university in the care of her friends. Ziyal continued living aboard Deep Space 9 until the outbreak of the Dominion War, and the station was under threat of attack. However, they ran out of time before they managed to play up this angle. Moore commented that the writers were aware that Ziyal was going about things the wrong way in flirting with Garak, because " Destiny" had established that Cardassians flirted through spirited antagonism. ( DS9: " For the Cause", " In Purgatory's Shadow", " By Inferno's Light") She was thereafter unknowingly condemned to death by a secret Dominion plan to destroy the Bajoran sun. Ziyal refused, since Garak was lost in the Gamma Quadrant and she had promised she would await his return. Knowing he would soon rule over Cardassia itself, Dukat attempted to take Ziyal back with him, promising that "things will change" this time around. At that time, Dukat had been secretly negotiating an alliance between the Cardassian Union and the Dominion. Dukat was outraged when he learned of this development in 2373, upon making a return visit to Deep Space 9. Garak was initially concerned that Ziyal might try to kill him, due to the enmity between him and Dukat, though the two eventually developed a friendship. Ziyal also became drawn to Elim Garak, who was the only Cardassian on the station. ( DS9: " Return to Grace")Īboard the station, Ziyal developed a close friendship with Major Kira, coming to think of her as a sort of big sister. Dukat had conceded that it would be a better life for her on the station than accompanying him on his war against the Klingons. However, after the Groumall was destroyed and Dukat took command of a captured Klingon Bird-of-Prey, Ziyal returned with Kira to live on Deep Space 9. Since he was the only family she had, Ziyal followed Dukat to the Groumall. She later confided with Kira that the only good thing about her life on Cardassia was her father, who spent time with her and never acted as though he were ashamed of her. Meanwhile, Ziyal was shunned by most Cardassians for her Bajoran half. Dukat was demoted from his position as chief military adviser to the Detapa Council and assigned to command the freighter Groumall, while his wife took their children and left him. ( DS9: " Indiscretion")įollowing Ziyal's return to Cardassia with her father, the expected political backlash was swift. As he looked upon his daughter, Dukat found he could not kill her. ![]() When Dukat found her as he and Kira liberated the camp, Ziyal told him that she would rather die than to be apart from him. Ziyal was aware of this fact from the other Cardassian prisoners, but she still hoped that her father would rescue her as her mother promised. Dukat had intended to kill Ziyal if he should find her alive, as the fact he had an illegitimate half-Bajoran daughter posed a threat to his political position and legitimate family. Dukat learned that Major Kira Nerys was mounting a search for the transport and arranged to have himself join her. Six years later in early 2372, the fate of the Ravinok reached the outside world. Moore commented: "Ziyal was kept out of public view during the Cardassian Occupation as was her mother since it would've been politically incorrect for Dukat to have a Bajoran family at that time.
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