Chapter 149

Shepard let out a small sigh, but still nodded, Conrad immediately handed him a piece of paper and a pen, Shepard nodded to him in thanks and signed it, and he then handed it back to Conrad "Anything for a fan".

Harry wanted to laugh, with how dry Shepard said that but decided to hold back, Conrad smiled and nodded "Thanks, I really appreciate it, my wife is going to be so impressed!

I'll let you get back to work, but next time you're on Earth, I'd love to buy you a drink! Thanks again!".

Conrad quickly left with a big smile on his face while the group just watched him go, Shepard shook his head and then turned his head towards Harry "Did you buy what you wanted?".

Harry nodded "Yeah, I got a few weapons and a couple of armor to play around with"

Shepard nodded "That's good".

Harry then decided to ask a question "You seem pretty famous Shepard, why is that?".

Shepard shrugged "During my career as a marine, I've done quite a lot of things, some of these things became well known and famous, even though all I did was survive while others couldn't.

But people like a good survivor story and now with everything that happen in Eden Prime, my fame has gotten a bit bigger... I think there are a few other people on the Alliance who deserve more fame out there".

Harry tilted his head "Like who?".

Shepard crossed his arms and hummed as he thought about what to say "Well Hackett and Anderson of course but there is also another man who's helped the Alliance quite a bit.

Robert Kawika Chamberlin... aka Shadow, no one knows where he came from or the nature of his abilities, some even speculated that he had some new kind of new and unknown biotic amps or something.

But no one can deny he's a great marine... now that I know that magic is real and that other dimensions exist, it makes me wonder if he too is a magic user from another world? He does have the ability to use light and dark-like abilities".

Harry hummed "Interesting... well, can't say whether he came from another world or not, but if he's using light and dark then he must be quite strong, maybe I'll somehow get some books and tomes about dark and light magics to him sometime.

With the way you speak about him, makes me believe he's a good guy, might as well try to give him a little help".

Shepard smiled at Harry and nodded, with that said, the group then decided to continue with their tour of The Citadel to see what else they missed on their first visit.

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They walked around the shopping district some more and even went downstairs to check the shops there, they found a salarian named Morlan selling some stuff, and Harry quickly checked what he was selling.

To his surprise, he found non-human armor, for turians, quarians, and krogans, so he quickly bought one of each, he and the girls will be able to now work on making good armor prototypes for their alien teammates.

With that done, everyone continued on and eventually ended up back in Chora's Den, knowing that they had a couple of things to do in there, the group walked inside, though they were surprised that everything seemed to have been fixed.

Chora's Den didn't have any sign of the big fight that happened in here some time ago, it made Harry curious as to who had taken over and how everything was fixed so fast.

Shepard noticed a bartender nearby and saw it was Jenna because of her resemblance with her sister, so he approached her.

Jenna noticed Shepard, but she confused him for a customer so she immediately began to speak to him "Hi! I'll be with you in just a sec".

Shepard nodded and then said, "I'll wait right here".

Tali, Garrus, and Harry walked up to Shepard and stood beside him, while Jenna stared at Shepard with confusion "... Why do I get the feeling you're not here to order drinks?".

Shepard nodded "I have to talk to you about your work with C-Sec".

Jenna panicked a bit and shook her head "I don't know what you're talking about, now, if you don't mind I need to get back to my customers".

But Shepard wasn't about to just let her leave and ignore him "This isn't a game, Jenna, these people are dangerous".

Jenna narrowed her eyes and seemed to get annoyed "Now you sound like my sister, why is everyone so concerned about me? I can take care of myself, I need to go, I'm not a stripper, I don't get paid to stand around and look pretty".

Harry scoffed "Maybe because you're being stupid and stubborn, you're obviously underestimating the criminals of this place".

Jenna glared at Harry but turned around and went to attend to her customers, Harry shook his head and huffed "Foolish child".

Shepard nodded, with no way to continue to talk to Jenna, the group then decided to go look for General Septimus and talk to him.

It didn't take long to find him, sitting by himself and drinking at a table, he immediately noticed Shepard and looked up at him "Commander? Hmph, what do you want?".

Shepard immediately explained what he was doing here "I'm here on Sha'ira's behalf, your lies are hurting her".

Septimus nodded "Good! Her lies have been hurting me for days, I've seen a lot of horrible things in my days and there's only one woman in this damn galaxy that helps me forget it".

Garrus shook his head and looked at the general in disappointment "If you feel that way, why spread lies about her?".

Septimus growled and then said, "Cause she rejected me! Septimus Oraka, General of the turian fleet!".

Harry raised an eyebrow and sighed, this was turning into something rather too stupid for him, this sort of drama isn't something he likes dealing with so he'll let Shepard work his magic.

Shepard nodded at Septimus "I think I see why you're so upset, but spreading these lies won't make it better".

Septimus grumbled a bit "Look, kid, I appreciate what you're trying to do, but don't waste your time...".

Shepard frowned at Septimus in disappointment "General, did you ever win a battle by moping in a bar?".

Septimus looked down and then growled to himself "Ha, war! That's what this feels like all right, how did I let it come to this?... So you think it's that easy? Just straighten up and act like a general?".

Tali suddenly piped in "It wouldn't hurt, better than drinking away your sorrows in this bar right?".

Septimus sighed and then nodded "Huh, maybe your right, Commander, Sha'ira is worth the effort... even if she won't have me back".

Shepard smiled "This is no place for someone of your stature, General".

Septimus abruptly stood up and nodded to Shepard "Alright, I'll go to her... after I had a cold shower, or two".

Septimus then suddenly got an idea "Say, you're a bright kid, would you be interested in earning a few extra credits?".

Shepard raised an eyebrow, but he was definitely intrigued "What do you want me to do?".

General Septimus smiled and quickly began to explain "There's an elcor diplomat out there who believes Sha'ira gave up his secrets".

Harry narrowed his eyes "And why would he think that huh?".

Septimus sighed "Because I told him, look, I just need you to convince him of the truth".

Shepard however, was very curious as to why Septimus decided to ask him to do this for him "What makes you think he'll believe me?".

Septimus explained right away "Because you'll bring him proof, take this datapad, it shows where I got the info, it will exonerate Sha'ira and convince the elcor".

Shepard took the datapad and nodded "Where and who should I take it to?".

Septimus closed his eyes and began to explain "His name is Xeltan, he's an alcor diplomat, he's over in the embassies complaining about Sha'ira".

Septimus opened his eyes and grabbed his half-empty bottle of liquor, he then raised it "Well, here's to soldiers acting like soldiers".

He finished his drink and then nodded to Shepard "Thanks Commander, you know... you might make a good general yourself one day".

With that said, the general left, Garrus shook his head and sighed "Hard to believe a General like that would get so upset about a woman".

Tali shrugged "I think it's a bit romantic with how much he was hurting for his loved one".

Harry, Shepard, and Garrus turned their head toward Tali and stared at her for a good five seconds, which made Tali rather nervous, but then the guys shook their heads and then decided to get going.

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They immediately headed to the exit of Chora's Den, but a turian suddenly bumped into Shepard, Harry didn't do anything since he didn't feel any malice from the turian, but then the turian leaned down and began whisper to Shepard "If you have questions about Jenna, meet me at C-Sec academy".

Shepard was about to ask something, but Harry heard everything the turian said and decided to intervene, he quickly grabbed Shepard's shoulder to catch his attention.

Shepard turned his head towards Harry, he then saw him shake his head and understanding why, he nodded and then the group walked out of Chora's Den.

Garrus immediately decided to ask "What was that about?".

Shepard shook his head and shrugged "Who knows, but it looks like we're going to have to go and find out".

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The group quickly headed to C-Sec Academy and set out to look for the turian who bumped into Shepard, but the academy is big, so the decided to walk around and check the place out.

After all, in their hurry to get to Wrex, they didn't get to check the place out, so that's what they did, Harry even found a Requisition Officer and he immediately began to buy a few things, among the things he bought, came a sniper rifle and he was already thinking on how to enchant it.

After that they began to walk around again, however, they suddenly overheard a conversation that caught their curiosity, a volus was speaking to a human C-Sec Officer "Okay, Jahleed, let me get this straight, your business partner... Chorban, he's threatening you?".

Jahleed shook his head "Well, no, not exactly, but he wants to meet with me, I think he's going to kill me...".

The C-Sec Officer sighed and shook his head, he then quickly walked away from the volus, Jahleed sighed and looked down but then Shepard being curious as to what was going on, decided to approach the volus.

Jahleed immediately noticed Shepard and turned around to greet him "Hey there... oh, your not C-Sec, are you? Did you want something?".

Shepard nodded to the volus "I overheard you talking to the C-Sec Officer, what were you trying to explain to him?".

The volus, hoping for some kind of help decided to explain "My colleague is trying to kill me, and I thought we were friends".

Harry frowned "That's a very serious accusation, what makes you think he wants you dead?".

Jahleed looked down and sighed "He's changed, he won't talk to me at work anymore, and... he started following me, yesterday, he followed me all the way home... just waiting for a chance, I don't care what anyone thinks, he wants me gone I know it!".

Shepard closed his eyes for a few seconds and seemed to ponder on what to do, a few seconds later he opened his eyes and spoke to Jahleed "Is there something I can do? Talk to your friend, maybe?".

Jahleed looked hopeful and nodded to Shepard "Would you? That's all I want, someone to talk to him, tell him to leave me alone, he thinks he can just push me around, but you'll show him, won't you?".

Shepard nodded "Just tell me were he is and I'll go find him".

Jahleed looked relieved as he nodded to Shepard "Oh, right, he wanted to meet with me down in the wards, near the markets, he said he just wanted to talk, but I know better.

His name's Chorban, he's a salarian, you shouldn't have any trouble, he's just a scientist".

Harry narrowed his eyes "Wait a minute... that's the guy who wanted to scan the Keepers".

Jahleed immediately caught on to what Harry said "The Keepers? Well... even more reason to go after him, that's against regulations".

Harry narrowed his eyes towards Jahleed, meanwhile, Shepard just nodded "I'll go talk to him and find out what's going on".

Jahleed nodded "Anything is possible with Chorban these days, well good luck".

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The group soon walked away, though Shepard frowned, everything about all of this just seems odd to him, he quickly turned his head towards Harry "What do you think about all of this Harry".

Harry looked down "I don't know, Chorban seemed odd and a weird guy but he didn't seem crazy or evil.

On the others hand, Jahleed seemed rather paranoid and jumpy, he's acting rather suspicious in my eyes... but I'm not sure, I think we're going to have to speak with Chorban and find out what's going on".

Shepard nodded "Yeah, I agree, we'll look for him later then".

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After that conversation, the group continued to look around, eventually, they found an office, and inside they found the turian who bumped into them sitting behind a desk.

The turian looked up from his computer and nodded to Shepard "Detective Chellick, come into my office, I want to discuss this in private".

Shepard nodded and then he walked inside with the group following close behind, as soon as Shepard got close to Chellick, the turian immediately began to speak "No offense, Commander, but what the hell were you thinking?".

Shepard raised an eyebrow "Excuse me?".

Chellick frowned and leaned forward on his desk "You could've blown Jenna's cover".

Tali crossed her arms "We were trying to help her you know? She's involved in something extremely dangerous".

Chellick sighed and leaned back on his seat "I gathered that it might seem cold letting her take all the risk, but we're keeping a close eye on her".

Shepard frowned, he certainly didn't like that C-Sec was okay with risking civilians with their jobs, especially one as naive and young as Jenna "Do you really need to risk her life to get the information you want?".

Chellick shook his head "This job isn't easy and it's usually unpleasant, I'll take help anywhere I can find it, but since your so concerned with her safety, maybe we can help each other".

Garrus scoffed "Nice to see you're still working all the angles, Chellick...".

Chellick scoffed at Garrus "It's part of the job, now are going to help me or n-gack!".

Harry, seemingly hearing enough, pushed Chellick into a wall, with a blast of telekinesis and held him up there "Right... I think you have misunderstood something right now, it's your job to protect civilians, not put them right in front of the barrel".

Harry turned his head towards Garrus, who noticed his look ad gave him his attention "Garrus, doesn't C-Sec Academy have trained officers that work on getting in places as moles?".

Garrus nodded "We do, professionals that take their time studying and preparing themselves for high-risk jobs like undercover work, people who are completely aware of all the risks".

Harry nodded and then let Chellick drop on the ground against the wall, Harry then summoned Oblivion and tapped Chellick's desk with it, the desk disintegrated with a flash of dark light and Harry walked over to Chellick.

Once the dragon god was in front of Chellick, he pointed his dark keyblade toward the downed turian Officer and glared "Now the question I have is, why risk a young civilian woman?".

Chellick panicked, and looked up at Harry in fright, he looked around and saw that no one was moving to stop Harry and save him, so he decided to answer Harry's question "We didn't have anyone, every undercover officer was found, I believe we have a mole in C-Sec but I haven't found anything.

I had no choice but to have someone not related to the Academy go in undercover, we're doing everything in our power to keep Jenna safe, I swear!".

Harry glared at Chellick for a few seconds, which felt like an eternity for him, until Harry huffed and sent away his keyblade, Oblivion disappeared in a flash of darkness making Chellick jump in fright, but then Harry just walked back to the group".

Shepard seeing that Harry was done with Chellick for now, decided to get this underway "You're a smart guy Chellick, why don't you figure out another way to do this? One that doesn't require you to use a civilian".

Chellick sighed and slowly stood up while supporting his weight on the wall, he then nodded to Shepard but was now very weary of Harry and concerned, as to why no one in the Academy came to help him.

It's never a good idea to attack a C-Sec Officer in the Academy, in fact, it's a foolish idea, but it happened to him and he was a bit confused about it, but he then decided to put that aside and respond to Shepard "I do have several contingencies, she's just my opinion 'A'...

I'll cut her lose, even get her out of Chora's Den... no strings attached, but I'm going to need help with my case, I can't just abandon it".

Harry scoffed "Tine then, we'll do your job for you, you can sit on your ass while we go solve your problem, some Officer you are".

Chellick looked down while Garrus just shook his head in disappointment "I did tell you Chellick, someday, someone was going to get tired of the way you do things and here we are... give us the details".

Chellick sighed and began to explain "I'm trying to track down an illegal arms producer, I just need some of their product, thanks to Jenna's Intel, I've learned there's a seller here on The Citadel.

I need you to meet our man, named Jax, pick up the mods and bring them back here, that'll give me everything I need".

The group nodded in understanding, Shepard then decided to ask where to go "Where can I find this Jax?".

Chellick stood up straight, but tenderly held his chest and neck, he then began to explain "Jax is down in the lower level of the Markets, I'll send word though our channels that your a buyer... good luck Commander".

With that said, Shepard and the group left Chellick's office and walked outside, everyone headed out of the academy and once outside Harry quickly opened a Dark Corridor.

The group immediately walked inside it and as soon as they did, the Dark Corridor dissipated, leaving a few aliens around a bit surprised and confused.

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By the Markets of The Citadel, in a dark corner of an alley nearby, Harry's Dark Corridor, sprouted from the ground, Shepard and the group walked out of it, Harry was the last one to step out and the Dark Corridor dissipated soon after he did.

Shepard looked around for a bit and the nodded "Alright, we have a couple of things to do around here, let's take care of them while we're here".

The group nodded and began to walk forward, after a bit of looking around, they found their first objective in the form of Chorban, the salarian looked a bit surprised to see the group though but he immediately spoke to Shepard "Commander, I wasn't expecting to see you again, is there something you want?".

Shepard wanting to resolve this whole thing quickly, decided to bluntly tell Chorban why he was here "You can start by telling me the truth, Chorban".

The salarian looked rather perplexed though "I'm not sure what you're referring to, my experiments are...".

Garrus shook his head "We're not buying it, Jahleed told us you've been after him".

Now Chorban looked utterly lost and confused, Harry noticing that something was up, decided to intervene "Everyone, relax a bit and let Chorban explain".

The group relaxed a bit, and Chorban nodded to Harry in appreciation "You spoke with Jahleed? Then you know about the data right?".

Now a bit calmer, Shepard shook his head "Data? No one mentioned any data, what are you talking about Chorban?".

Chorban nodded, he then turned his head to the side and spoke to the two men behind him "You boys can go".

Two mercenaries came out of hiding and left, Harry had known about them but didn't sense any ill intent from them so he just kept an eye on them, Chorban then turned his head back towards Shepard "Looks like my plans have changed... it's not as bad as you think Commander, Jahleed and I just got in a little... over our heads".

Shepard sighed and then nodded "Alright, then explain".

Chorban nodded and immediately began to explain "The company we work for developed an experimental procedure for use in medical scanners.

Jahleed and I saw even more potential, so we stole the plans and secretly developed a tool to scan the Keepers, can you imagine? A tool that can actually get a reading from the Keepers".

Harry raised an eyebrow "I know the Keepers are important, but what's so special about being able to scan them?".

Chorban wasted no time explaining "The Keepers are almost impossible to scan, and you don't capture them or get samples, they just self-destruct if you do.

After centuries here, we still don't know anything about them, don't you see? We were the first to scan them, ever! You have seen it yourself, Commander, you know we can do it".

Shepard nodded, he at first wanted to help Chorban with his scanning because he was curious himself, so he understood a bit as to why Chorban seemed so enthusiastic, but he still need to find out what was going on with Jahleed "Why are you trying to kill your partner?".

Chorban shook his head "I'm not trying to kill him, Jahleed's job was to disseminate our initial findings... but he decided to keep the data for himself, maybe to sell it... I don't know".

Shepard sighed and tiredly rubbed his eyes "I should kill both of you idiots...".

Harry chuckled, Shepard, looking like he was done with life was funny for him for some reason, Chorban sweated a bit "We lost our heads, we just couldn't let an opportunity like this pass us by... Commander, if you'll just continue gathering data for me... imagine what we might learn and you stand to get a bit of profit yourself, remember?".

Shepard sighed again but nodded, Harry then smiled "Well Chorban has always being honest and straight with us, Jahleed though, he was too jumpy and seemed very suspicious, you remember how he jumped on the Keepers thing right?".

Shepard nodded to Harry, between Jahleed and Chorban, he trusts Chorban way more "Yeah, I suppose a little scanning here and there won't hurt anyone".

Chorban smiled "Very good, thanks to you, I've been getting so much data! You have been scanning hundreds of Keepers and that helps a lot, it would be very bad if you were to stop.

Also, maybe you wouldn't mind speaking with Jahleed too? The data you're gathering for me is useless if Jahleed won't help analyze it".

Shepard nodded "Yeah, I'll have a chat with him later".

Chorban nodded and smiled "Thank you, and happy scanning, Commander".

The salarian left soon after, Harry suddenly chuckled a bit and shook his head "What a mess".

Shepard nodded "Yeah... let go, we still have things to do".

Harry nodded and the group then decided to go and deal with the other objective they had to take care of, it didn't take long for the group to find a krogan and they assumed this was Jax, the arms dealer, Chellick told them about.

So Shepard immediately approached him, but the krogan suddenly raised a hand "Hold it, that's close enough army".

Shepard nodded and stepped away from the krogan, Jax immediately began to speak "You got my payments?".

Shepard nodded "Do you have the X Mods?".

Jax nodded and then turned his head to the side to speak with one of his men "Show him the merchandise".

A turian brought out a case and then opened it, Garrus took a look and then nodded "Looks good".

Jax grinned and nodded "Damn straight they are! These mods are the best in the Market, now hand over my credits".

Shepard nodded and immediately paid Jax "Here you go".

Jax took the credits and then nodded towards him, letting his men know to hand him the merchandise "Here you go, enjoy it".

Garrus took the briefcase and then Jax turned around "Come on boys, we're done here".

Jax soon left and the group got what they need, so they decided to quickly head back to C-Sec academy to finish with their current objectives.

So they went back to the dark corner they arrived in and with the help of Harry's Dark Corridor, arrived fast at C-Sec Academy, they first went to deal with Jahleed.

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They found him walking around in one of the lobbies in the Academy, so they didn't waste any time approaching them, the volus immediately noticed them and spoke up as soon as the group stepped up in front of him "Hello again, did you have luck finding Chorban?".

Shepard nodded "I found out you've been lying to me, Jahleed".

Jahleed jumped up "Lying? Why would I lie to you?".

Garrus huffed in annoyance "You forgot to mention the data about the Keepers".

Jahleed looked very nervous now, and surprised as well "Uh, he told you? I didn't mean for any of this to happen.

I was afraid Chorban would kill me to get the data, so I... well, I was hoping you'd take care of him".

Shepard sighed "I'm scanning the Keepers for Chorban, but you two need to stop fighting".

Jahleed looked surprised once again "You're... helping us, but... well, if you say so... if Chorban can forgive and forget, then so can I.

I appreciate the help, Commander, I better go get that data analyzed".

Jahleed immediately left and seemed far more relaxed and at ease now, Shepard scratch his head and then decided to do the other thing he had to do in the Academy.

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The group soon walked up to Chellick's office which was nearby and immediately walked up to him to talk, the turian Officer, nodded to Shepard as soon as he walked up to him "Commander, I hear you have something for me".

Shepard nodded and then handed the mods "Here's your shipment, Chellick".

Chellick received the mods and took a look at them, he soon nodded "Excellent, this is everything I need, hmm... maybe more than I need".

Chellick then grabbed one of the mods and handed it to Shepard "Here, Commander, take this, I won't need it and you earned some payment for your work.

I really appreciate your help, though I know you might not have a good image of me, I can see that your actions show a lot of integrity, you didn't need to do anything after I let Jenna go... now if you will excuse me, I need to get these mods into evidence, thanks again, Shepard".

Chellick turned his head towards Harry and gave him a small nod, Harry understanding that it was Chellick's way of letting him know he understood what he told him off for, nodded back at the turian Officer.

Chellick then quickly left to get his job done and to catch more bad guys, for him, the job is never done, but now he'll be more careful about involving civilians.

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With that done, the group then decided to leave the Academy, this time however, they took the transit to the Embassies, they still needed to finish what the Consort had asked Shepard to do for her.

And so they went to talk to Xeltan, though they did need to ask at the front desk where they could find him, after that they quickly found him in his office and the group immediately approached him.

Xeltan noticed Shepard and the group and greeted them "Strained greeting human, this is really not a good time".

Shepard wasted no time in talking to Xeltan, to tell him what he knew "I know who revealed your secret, it was a turian named Septimus".

Xeltan tilted his head "Unbelieving, I know this Septimus and he could not learn my secrets, the only way he could learn them is from the asari consort".

Garrus immediately handed him the datapad Septimus had given them "Here, this should be proof enough for you".

Xeltan just blinked "Confused, this is difficult to fathom if the turian could learn this on his own... dismayed, anyone can discover my secret".

Shepard, hoping to help Xeltan calm down decided to explain some things "Septimus is a powerful man and it wasn't easy for him to find".

Xeltan nodded "Relieved, I suppose you are correct, human, thank you for this information... startled realization, I must speak with the Consort, she will be most displeased with my actions... anxious request, please human, if you will excuse me, I must go now".

Shepard nodded "I'm sure she'll forgive you, it was an honest mistake".

Xeltan nodded and began to leave "Doubtful, perhaps you're right human, I can only hope so".

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Xeltan quickly left and the group followed his example and left the Embassies right away, then the group got on a transit and went to the Consort chambers in the Presidium, it was time to speak again with the Consort again.

They were immediately let in and once again, Shepard and Harry went to speak with the Consort, they quickly went to her room and found her waiting for them in the middle of the room.

Sha'ira smiled and immediately spoke to Shepard as soon as he walked up to her "Commander, I recently received a lovely note from Septimus, thank you for speaking with him, even the alcor diplomat has withdrawn his campaign against me".

Shepard nodded "Glad to help".

Sha'ira softly smiled and nodded to Shepard "You're too kind, Commander, but I would not expect you to help me out of the kindness of your heart, I also have one more thing to give you, if you're interested".

Shepard looked intrigued so he nodded "All right".

Sha'ira immediately approached Shepard and began to explain "I offer a gift of words, an affirmation of who you are, and who you will become... I see the sadness behind your eyes, it tells a story that makes me want to weep, pain and loss, but it drives you, makes you strong

That strength is what kept you alive when everyone around you was dying, you alone survived, and you will continue to survive.

This may be who you are, but it is not who you will become, it only forms the basis for your future greatness, remember these words when your doubt descends, Commander".

Shepard nodded "You have quite the gift, Sha'ira ".

Sha'ira smiled and nodded "Thank you, not everyone appreciates it as you do, never underestimate the power of words.

Here, Commander, in light of your efforts with the alcor Ambassador, I would like you to have this small trinket".

Sha'ira handed Shepard something and he took it, he looked down at his hand and stared at it "What is it?".

Sha'ira closed her eyes and explained "A small mystery, I have never learned it's use or purpose, but I sense it is time for me to pass it on and now, I must ask you to leave, I have done everything I can for you".

Sha'ira turned around, Shepard and Harry immediately set out to leave but Sha'ira had one more thing to say "Remember my words, Commander, they will give you strength".

With those last words from the Consort, both Harry and Shepard left her chambers and met up with Garrus and Tali outside.