HALO: CROSSROADS

Iron Fist, Iron Heart

"Under this sun, under these moons, I have witnessed the blood shed by many parents, by many brothers and by many sons... All my life has passed between betrayals, Who are you? Docile soul, when did you leave your nature and you became hostile?... And since when do you work for my enemy?, tell me what dark night do you keep under your eyes?... the only honorable destiny now is death, and how far are you from it? Tonight an unfavorable wind blows, fire consumes my spirit, what is this fatality... and what will it be our destiny?".

>>>

By the time she realized, the little war in Kuzom was over and they were back in Sanghelios. She wasn't in a cell but it felt like it was. The Arbiter had ordered that the confinement be in her rooms so, although she had the same comforts, it was also now a prison.

She walked around for all the room, knew that if only Thel allowed her to explain everything... She let out a sigh at the thought of Usze, until that moment he had been the only one she could talk to, she had told him all about the orders that arrived through the messages received from the Arbiter and where he could find it, that was all she needed and had in her favor to get out of all that terrible situation.

Almost as if she had called him, at that moment the door opened, Nuray observed two sangheilis guarding it and then looked at Usze 'Sumai entering the room.

-Finally! Tell me you found it-

Usze simply looked at her seriously and shook his head, -There was nothing there, those messages you say you have received... Don't exist-.

-What?...-, Nuray let out a wry laugh, -I shouldn't be surprised at all, it was obvious that would happen... if Thel had allowed me to talk to him and explain everything immediately, maybe they never could have undone of the evidence-, she sighed, - And now what?-.

-Now, you can't do anything else, just wait for the Arbiter to calm his anger and be ready to hear what you have to say and hopefully, even without proof, he will believe in you-

-Do you really think he would?... This is so stupid, I don't know how could I to have fallen into their trap-, she snorted as she passed her hands over her worried face.

-I don't know, somehow they managed to send those fake messages, without being able to track them it, unfortunately everything points to you and will be difficult to prove otherwise-

Nuray meditated for a moment, -What about you? Do you believe me-

Usze felt a commotion within himself, and he stopped a minute before answering, -Even if you were never my favorite...-, Said in a slightly joking tone, -I don't think you did, I believe in your innocence-

She looked at him comforted, -Thank you, it's all I needed to hear-.

>>>

-There's something you should know, and that is that for all sangheilis loyalty has always been the most important, even more important than love, and Thel 'Vadam is no exception, so listen and learn well Thekan, in this way your loyalty will be well rewarded-, Xeem 'Thasan put his hand on the sangueili shoulder, - It's important that you always stay alert to be one step ahead of your enemies, and most importantly, stay alive-

Thekan nodded proudly, -Did you see his reaction? Were we right, isn't it?-.

-If it would not be so, why does it affect the Arbiter so much?, It's evident that there are deeper feelings in between, and those same feelings are what will be her salvation or her condemnation-, Xeem said as he sat down to rest peacefully in front of his desk.