Upon reflection and further writing, I decided that my original plan for this story, which more or less ignored the Earth-Romulan War, was unacceptable. In order for this new improved version to make sense I had to make a few minor changes to the prologue. While this is in no way a war story, more on the war will emerge in Chapter Six.
To jump to it:
http://triaxiansilk.com/fanfics/hijk/jadziakathryn_zval_prologue.html