####Overview

A girl entering puberty exhibits telepathic abilities, and the crew must decide whether to turn her over to the Psi Corps. The corpse of the Minbari military leader who oversaw the Battle of the Line is the focus of a diplomatic incident.
####Guest Stars

John Vickery as Neroon. Grace Una as Alisa Beldon.
####Lurk

http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/synops/017.html
####Backplot

The Grey Council ordered the surrender at the Battle of the Line.

Many among the Minbari warrior caste do not approve of the surrender, a fact which has caused something of a rift between the religious and warrior caste.

Caste membership is determined by heritage. Membership in the religious caste takes precedence if one parent is in the religious caste and the other is a warrior. (This is ambiguous; Delenn’s statement on the matter could be interpreted to mean that the mother’s caste takes precedence over the father’s.)

The Earth-Minbari War began with the death of Dukhat, the head of the Grey Council at the time.

The war was regarded as a holy war among the Minbari, and had the full support of the religious caste at least part of the time.

One of the warleaders (heads of the military clans?) committed suicide rather than obey the order to surrender.

Telepaths are highly regarded among the Minbari, and are fed and clothed by people in exchange for providing their services.

The Narn keep alien slaves, or at least are reported to do so.
####Unanswered Questions

What is the significance of the word “chrysalis?” Note that this is the title of the first-season finale.

How was Delenn able to sense that she was being probed?
####Analysis

Delenn’s identity doesn’t seem to be a secret among the warrior caste, or at least its upper echelons. The warriors seem to be playing along and keeping her secret safe.

As JMS mentions below, in the original airing order, this episode came after “Babylon Squared.” If that is the intended chronological order of the two episodes, then Delenn’s statement to Neroon that she speaks for the entire Grey Council takes on different connotations; it is plausible in that case that she is lying and hadn’t even consulted the Council.

Likewise, the device used to stun the guard appears to be a triluminary; its presence makes much more sense if this episode is after “Babylon Squared.” Its exact function is still a mystery; did it in fact stun the guard, put him in some sort of stasis, or something else?
####Notes

The only first season script that was developed outside the B5 offices.