Your People Are In Great Danger (Errand of Mercy)

[Planet surface]

(They beam down in front of a vaguely castle-styled wall which is completely smooth. The locals are dressed in romanticised rural mediaeval-style clothing, and take no notice of them at all.) KIRK: You'd think they had people beaming down every day. SPOCK: Yes. Curious lack of interest. Notice the ruins in the distance, Captain. Quite large. KIRK: Yes. A fortress, perhaps. A castle. SPOCK: Whatever it is, it would seem to be inconsistent with the reports we've been given on this culture. (A man in a loose purple robe opens his arms wide.) AYELBORNE: Welcome. KIRK: Reception committee? SPOCK: It would seem so. AYELBORNE: You are our visitors. Welcome, welcome. I am Ayelborne. KIRK: I am Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise, representing the United Federation of Planets. This is my first officer Mister Spock. AYELBORNE: You are most welcome, my friend. KIRK: I would like to speak to someone in authority. AYELBORNE: We don't have anybody in authority, but I am the chairman of the Council of Elders. Perhaps I would do. KIRK: You people are in great danger. Is there someplace we can go and talk? AYELBORNE: Oh, yes. Our council chambers are nearby. Please. SPOCK: Captain, if you don't mind, I should like to wander about the village and make some studies. AYELBORNE: Of course, my friend. Our village is yours. Captain.