Betrayals (Babylon 5)
The Narn have been greatly wronged by the Centauri.  During the  domination of their world by that sophisticated and ruthless people,  the Narn were slaves in all but name; forced to watch as their world  was stripped of everything of value.  And when at last they succeeded  in driving the hated dictators from Narn space, they were left with  little but their freedom.They hate the Centauri, but have learned  from them.  The Narn sought out other worlds, rich with resources to  supply their beggared home-world.  They found them.  And when those  worlds had native populations, the Narn conquered them, enslaved them,  and exploited them as ruthlessly as ever the Centauri at their worst  might have.  Now, the Centauri have struck again at the Narn and the  two powers are embroiled in battle.  It is a time when an enslaved  people might see an opportunity to strike at their enemy; perhaps win  their freedom.  But in every conflict there comes a lull, a time when  exhaustion temporarily causes even the bitterest opponents to call a  truce, to rest and recoup, a time when allies try to make peace between  the combatants, a time when reluctant rebels might hope for a peaceful  solution before they drench their own hands in blood.Babylon 5  will host a conference between the Narn and the Centauri.  Nobody  really expects peace and everyone is determined to remain uninvolved in  the conflict, but everyone feels forced to go through the motions.