Tuvok and Bennet's shuttle crash lands on a sacred haven for the Drayan, an alien race which has shunned outside contact for decades. While Bennet lies dying from his injuries, three frightened Drayan children venture out from hiding. The young ones tell Tuvok that they have been abandoned by their people to die on the planet, and beg his help in saving them from imminent arrival of the "morrok" - the messenger of death. While Tuvok tries to calm the tiny trio, he cannot comprehend why a society would forsake its children. Then, during the night, two of the youngsters mysteriously disappear. Meanwhile, Janeway makes contact with the Drayan's First Prelate, Alcia, and in the course of trying to rescue Tuvok and the remaining child, there is an amazing revelation about this mysterious race.

Marnie McPhail (First Prelate Alcia)
Tiffany Taubman (Tressa)
Sarah Rayne (Elani)
Tahj D. Mowry (Corin)
Richard Garon (Ensign Bennet)