"Madam President, how do you feel about the news that Ambassador Spock has gained a slight lead in the polls?"
"Polls can be deceptive, Miss Kent."
"And what about the reported rumours that several prominent Starfleet officers, most notably Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Admiral Sherman Potter have defected to the so-called 'Free Federation'?"
"The Council of the United Federation of Planets does not recognise this so-called alliance, and as for these rumours, I'm sure they are nothing more than that. Now, if you'll excuse me."
Servalan continued with her walkabout. Kent did not believe her. Instead, she believed these rumours, and she knew something big was about to happen.