Saren's cold blue eyes seemed to grow brighter as he stood there in front of Andromeda, holding Nihlus' disk in front of him. His talons gently brushing against the disk, he closed his eyes and exhaled as if he was able to read the information with his mere thoughts. Andromeda was sitting on the floor, pressing herself against the wall to keep as much as distance as she could away from the silver color Turian in front of her. Her glance darting back to the Asari Matriarch near the back of the room whose elegant older eyes watched over her.
The entire ship seemed to be cold and dark….no windows or cracks to allow any starlight to creep in. It was dark like the vastness of space. There seemed to be a constant humming noise that drilled inside Andromeda's head. She tried her best to block it out, but it seemed as if the noise was getting louder with every attempt! For some reason, this noise didn't seem to bother the Turian or the Asari that were standing in front of her.
"You have prolonged the inevitable, Andromeda…." Saren finally spoke as he reopened his blue eyes, clutching the disk tightly with his talons. "Nihlus was wise to entrust this upon you...."
"You didn't have to kill him…" The young woman's voice softly replied. She closed her eyes and silently begged Nihlus to forgive her for failing him. She felt herself choking up as her eyes watered up, but she suppressed the emotion as much as she could.
"Nihlus was naïve…your species needs to learn its place. Turians do not aid humans."
"Not all Turians think like you, Saren!" Andromeda shot back defensively as her mind quickly shot to both Garrus and Nihlus. Becoming less fearful, she stood up to look at him directly despite him being taller than her. "You and Nihlus were sent to Eden Prime when we were attacked by the Krogan. You helped save some of us!"
"Ah….yes, Eden Prime…." Saren chuckled in amusement as if there was a joke behind it….a joke that apparently she missed. "Your species was warned to not colonize beyond the Traverse. We, Turians, understand that warning….so do the Asari, Salarians, and even the Batarians. The humans ignored the warning and settled anyways. Then when there is hardship, they demand the Council to aid them. I instructed the mercenaries to attack Eden Prime to teach your kind a lesson."
Andromeda stood there frozen in shock. The Turian's words seeping in. Saren ordered the attack? That meant….he was responsible in the death of her family. Clenching her fists as hot tears slid down her cheeks, she screamed as she lashed out at him. With one swift movement, Saren shot his right arm out and clutched her neck tightly with his talons. The force of his arm pressed her tightly against the wall. Andromeda gripped at his hand to release the vice, but she couldn't! "You killed my parents!!"
"Your kind killed my brother!" Saren hissed as he squeezed his hand a little tighter then released her, dropping her to the floor. She slowly staggered to recover her footing as she coughed to catch her breath. Saren watched on with no pity, his arms now at his sides. "Your species is weak, Andromeda. Turians should not be forced to take mercy upon you."
"I slowed you down some didn't I?" Andromeda laughed a little as she looked up at him.
"You and Shepard do not understand. The Reapers have showed me the future. If we do not submit to them, we will face extinction. I wanted to spare Nihlus…he was a good Turian and a fellow Spectre. He chose his path." There was actual some regret to Saren's voice as he answered.
Andromeda hung her head, defeated. "You have what you were looking for…..just be done with me already…."
Saren turned his head to address the Matriarch behind him. "Contact one of the local Geth transport ships. I want her to be sent to Virmire for the indoctrination testing."
"I will escort her personally." Benezia bowed her head.
"No…." Saren growled a little in annoyance. "Shepard was too close. I cannot afford him to catch up now. He may catch on to our work on Noveria. Go clean up the facility."
Benezia bowed once more then turned to leave the room, Saren followed, closing and locking the door behind him: Leaving Andromeda once more in the darkness along with the soft humming.
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