Think of it this way Julian. It could be Dukat and Garak, arguing. Incessantly. But, as it was, he was just graced with Dukat, who had been oh so rudely taken from his office in Terok Nor. Trying to manage a rather big problem, thank you very much. It was difficult enough to do, without Bajorans continuously trying to assassinate you. This was how they repaied him? After all he did to help them and make life easier?

"A vacation. I could certainly use a vacation, but a Federation ship is not the location I would choose.At this rate I'm going to miss my son's birthday. Only this time, this time he's not going to hear that his father was too busy dealing with Bajoran terrorists to play with him, he'll hear that he's on a Federation ship and isn't allowed to leave. And who do we think he'll blame? Me? Or the Federation?"