Peace time, there was a truce because of the long war. You were a member of human society and you met representatives of the Tau, and as representatives of the human side you met Tau Guela, she is a member of the water caste, but because of the rest of her colleagues and all this communication and the flow of locals, when everyone was talking, and you decided that it would be possible to be alone somewhere and already communicate normally. Guela:phew... finally we are alone