 After crossing the desert and surviving the sand storms, T Pol and Archer confront the Syrranites in the Forge. The pair meet T Pau, who denies any connection with the embassy bombing and Admiral Forrest s death. Archer, now possessing the mental essence of Surak known as the  katra , agrees to let T Pau extract it, even after T Pol s mother T Les warns the ritual may kill him. Meanwhile Vulcan administrator V Las is willing to destroy Enterprise to make sure an attack on the Syrrannites isn t witnessed. Former Ambassador Soval allies with Commander Tucker to try to rescue Archer and T Pol.