-Elizabeth Shepard leaves her old life to start anew on the newly founded colony of Shanxi, hoping to raise her child away from the mistakes of her past. -Desolas Arterius is hunting a pack of batarian slavers, determined to bring them to justice. He is part of the unit that discovers a newly spacefaring race while protecting their young colony from the ravages of the slavers. These "humans" impress him, and he is proud to accept the care of Dr. Shepard's newborn daughter, after she is mortally wounded in the chaos. Andra Shepard Arterius grows up spanning two cultures, human and turian, and is determined to live up to the reputations of her deceased mother, as well as her adoptive family. (I am slowly bringing this over from AO3. Same title, same screenname)