I Should Go

by Nevery

Speeches, farewells, denials, howls of grief and of rage. Those that knew Shepard in life remember the Commander in death. Shepard's gender and any interpretations of romance are intentionally ambiguous and left up to you. Disclaimer: Reading these shorts whilst listening to "An End for Once and For All" carries with it a heavy risk of tears.

26. Twenty-Six: Urdnot Bakara

Bakara, Urdmot

You were a true friend to the Krogan, Commander Shepard. For the first time in so many years, you stood tall to make a difference for my people.

You forged a future for the Krogan.

For that, I thank you.

And you were a true friend to me - for the brief time that we knew each other.

We are rebuilding now, as a people. We helped the other races to find their feet again. Now we're finding ours. Wrex grumbled, but he knew it was what you'd have done.

He's making a fine leader.

He was born for this, but you helped him on the path.

Only you could have slapped him and Grunt into shape, and now they're doing so much good.

We're doing this the right way this time. We're going to build a great civilization, a great Empire, but we're doing it because we've earned it.

We're working for it, not fighting.

There's dissension, of course, but we're on the right road. I can't say that enough.

The new Council is listening to us - and not just because we have the biggest guns. I have a seat there - to be honest I'd rather be on the ground on Tuchanka and our new colonies, but I'm not sure Wrex is quite suited to this kind of diplomacy.

Your friend, Doctor T'Soni is a fellow Councillor, but I think she suffers.

Many billions still suffer without you, Shepard.

But we're all going to care for them now.

The Krogan remember you as a hero. You stand beside Mordin Solus and the Warlords of old in the Pantheon of our Champions.

And now we carry on in your name.

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A/N:
You guys are the best.