[Either way it seemed one of them would have to give up everything]

Kahn, I've worked hard my whole life to get where I am.

[He needed to understand that. All the hours she'd put into building her career, all the languages she'd learned, all the careful planning]

But if I can't continue onboard the Enterprise, I don't want to be a Starfleet officer anymore.

[What was the point in being a starfleet officer of she'd be forced to stay on some base just so Kahn could be kept securely locked up]