Juliet stood with her gun pointed to the back of the matriarch, ready to fire if needed. She knew she was little to no use, but she wasn't going to let Shepard down. She could tell Liara was struggling, keeping her gun up but fighting herself at the same time. Juliet couldn't imagine having to gun down a parent if she had to. The fight to get to the talking phase was hard; Shepard's squad had to fight off an entire asari commando squad to get Benezia to cease her attacks at them.

So they stood now, waiting for Benezia to say something, anything, as she stared at the glass that held a Rachni queen captive.

"This is not over. Saren is unstoppable. My mind is filled with his light. Everything is clear!"
"The rachni didn't cooperate with you, why should I?" Shepard asked.

Benezia turned to him now.

"I will not betray him." she said with difficulty. "You will…. You… You must listen. Saren still whipers in my mind, I can fight his compulsions, briefly. The Indoctrination is strong."
"Why are you able to break free of his control now?"
"I sealed a part of my mind away from the Indoctrination, saving it for when I could destroy him. It will not last long."
"So you could turn on me again."
"Yes, but it would not be my will, Shepard." she said. She sounded sincere. "People are not themselves around Saren. You would worship him, you would do anything for him. The key is Sovereign, his flag ship. It is a dreadnought of incredible size and it's power is extraordinary."
"Sovereign isn't like other war ships. Where did he get it?"
"I cannot say. The geth did not build it. It's technology is far more advanced than any known species. The longer you stay aboard, the more Saren's will seems correct. You sit at his feet and smile as his words pour into you. It is subtle at first… I thought I was strong enough but instead I became a willing slave, ready to serve. He sent me here to find the location of the relay… It's position was lost thousands of years ago."
"How does something that big go missing?"
"Four thouseand years ago, a star nearby went supernova. The shockwave propelled the relay out of it's system, but did not damage it. It's vector and speed are surprising, but when a millenia passed, the nova enveloped the relay."
"Did someone on Noveria find it?"
"Two thousand years ago, the racni inhabited that region of our galaxy. They discovered the relay. The rachni can share memories across generations. Queens inherit the memories of their mothers. I took the location of the relay from the queen's mind… I was not gentle."
"How did the racni find it?"
"They searched, patiently. They are territorial creatures, driven to close any possible way into their systems."
"Why does Saren need the new relay?"
"He believes it will lead him to the conduit. I would tell you more, but Saren did not share his council with me. I was merely a servant to his cause."
"You can still make it right. Give me the information."
"I was not myself, but, I should have been stronger." Benezia stepped forward, giving the chip to Shepard. "I transcribed the data to an OSD. Take it, please."
"Knowing the relay's coordinates is not enough, do you know where he planned to go from there?" Liara asked, her voice shaky.
"Saren wouldn't tell me his destination, but you must find him quickly. I transcribed the directions to him before you arrived… You have to stop…. Me… I can't… His teeth are at my ear, his fingers on my spine… You should… You…"
"Mother! Don't leave, fight him!"

Benezia was brought to her knees, holding her head as she tried fighting against Saren's grip on her mind.

"You've always made me proud, Liara." Benezia told her. She lit up with a purple biotic light afterwards, her face shifting to an irksome look. "Die."

It wasn't easy for Juliet to assist Shepard in gunning down the matriarch. Liara couldn't bring herself to pull the trigger. She covered her face, not watching them kill her mother. When it was over, Juliet felt a wave of emotion flow through her. She touched Liara's shoulder, carefully bringing her into a hug as she cried. It was silent in the chamber they were in, not making it any better for the circumstance. All that was audible was Liara's sobs.

After a few moments, Shepard told them they needed to go. They turned to leave, Juliet letting go of Liara before she heard a noise behind them. Juliet turned, looking back to see one of the dead asari commandos standing upright, her eyes glowing slightly.

"Oh my god." Juliet breathed.

The others turned, drawing their guns quickly. Shepard stepped forward slowly. Juliet saw the rachni queen looking directly at them. Then, the asari spoke.

"This one serves as our voice." she said. "We cannot sing, not in these low spaces. Your musics are colorless."
"Musics?" Shepard said. "What?"
"Your way of communicating is strange. Flat. It does not color the air. When we speak, we move all. We are the mother. We sing for those left behind, the children you thought silenced. We are rachni."
"How are you speaking through her?" Juliet asked, her curiosity getting the better of her. Shepard did not object to her speaking, though.
"Our kind sing through touchings of thought. We pluck the strings and the other understands. She is weak to urging. She has color we have no meanings for. Her music is bittersweet. It is beautiful. The children we birthed were stolen from us before they had learned to sing. Lost to silence. End their suffering. They cannot be saved, they will only cause harm as they are."

Juliet was quite perplexed with what she was watching, the rachni speaking through the dead, as if the asari never died. Talking in such a manner about musics and color of language. Shepard kept speaking with it, eventually agreeing to let her free. When he did, the asari dropped to the floor, and the rachni queen escaped the room.

The walk back to the station was silent. It seemed longer to get back than it had to get there. Liara seemed detached, trailing behind the other three slightly.