A young turian Lantar Sidonis was sleeping after stressful day of hiding evidences of his murder he caused accidently. At the end of that day he accepted invitation from his friend and colleague Dartus Raidat to the Dark Star bar on the Citadel so they could have drink and chat. Lantar liked Dartus because he was practically the only friend in C-Sec he had, but it seemed that Dartus was developing some feelings towards him. Lantar didn't know yet because he was still blinded with Garrus who wouldn't never accept him. Wrapped in his blanket, Lantar enjoyed last few hours before his alarm clock would wake him up to another duty.
Suddenly, the door of his apartment opened and C-Sec squad rushed in the apartment. Lantar was violently woken up by the sound of his colleagues running in and jerked himself around to see what was happening, "What? What's happening? Guys?!" He asked confused when one turian officer grabbed taser out of his belt and sent painful paralyzing electric discharge into Lantar's chest, making him scream. When the turian stunned him, other two ones grounded Lantar to the bed, taking his hands and tying them behind his back, "What?! I don't understand what's happening!" Lantar exclaimed, trying to struggle, "Enough! Lantar, you're gonna go with us and explain yourself to Bailey!" the turian officer said and Lantar widened his eyes, "They know it? But… how did they find out?!" he thought when the two other officers made him to get on his knees and pushed him to get off his bed. Lantar had no other option than just cooperate. How did they know? He got rid of the evidences! Being only in his undies, Lantar was pushed out of his apartment, sitting in the cab with the three other officers who were watching him. In the cab, his handcuffs were released, but Lantar couldn't afford to play rebel because there was turian next to him who held charged gun against his head, "Dress up!" he ordered when Lantar obeyed and grabbed the clothing he was given and dressed up. It wasn't uniform but merely civilian clothing, "So what you want to say about that, Sidonis?" the human officer asked, "I didn't do it on purpose, ok?! I was stoned!" Lantar crossed his arms and defended himself being annoyed, "You'll be lucky if Bailey has mercy. He doesn't like you that much to let you just go." The other turian said and Lantar just muttered something, "And who would? None of you gave me chance and it looks like that I am just blight to everyone in his fucking life." Lantar said and his colleagues, now probably former colleagues didn't say anything. Nothing but sounds of cab engine sounded during their travel to C-Sec academy.
Once at the academy, Lantar was held by his arms and led inside the building. The officers made their way to the elevator and headed to the top floor where Bailey's office was located. Bailey was already sitting there with other two officers by his sides. He glared down at Lantar who sat at the desk for testimony, "Well, Lantar Sidonis, I suppose you know why you're here." Bailey started, "I… I suspect." Lantar started, shaking a little bit and looked at his desk, "Normally this issue would be closed immediately and we would put you in detention for murder, but because you are officially still C-Sec agent, we must have your testimony for detention. Are you ready?" Bailey asked and Sidonis nodded weakly, "So, December 8, 2188. That was the day you've 'discovered' the crime about the murder, hoping nobody would find out so you could work this out yourself, is that it?" Bailey asked and Lantar nodded again, "Can you tell us what happened exactly that evening before?" Lantar took a deep breath, answering, "I finished my job here at C-Sec and thought I'd spend some time and drink something, nothing special. Then this human whose name I can't remember came-" Lantar said, Bailey interrupted him, "His name was Glenn Brown. Go on." He said and Lantar continued, "He came and it seemed like normal chat. Then he offered me sex and I thought it wouldn't be bad to do so. When we came to his place, he gave me Hallex, this drug and I took a pill. After that, I remember only that I woke up next to the dead body and I was shocked, terrified only thinking that I killed that guy… I didn't want to kill him. I didn't do it on purpose! I didn't know what I was doing or even that I was doing it! I know how turian sex can be dangerous for human but I was stoned so I didn't know it!" Lantar said, finishing his testimony, "You didn't know… well, maybe you forgot about your C-Sec privileges. That human had Hallex, that is illegal drug on the Citadel. You should have arrested him and confiscate the drug in the first place. Lantar, what can you tell me about that?" Bailey said and Lantar was shaking even more, "I… I don't know… how did you find out anyway? I thought I got rid of all the evidences!" Lantar said, clenching his talons in the chair, "There was still the body of human. We investigated the biting marks on his body, created a casting of it and by the shape we assumed it belonged to turian. Fingerprints that you thought you deleted left a backup in the console so there was no problem of getting to it. Fingerprints proved that they belonged to Glenn, and to you. Anything else you want to ask?" Bailey explained. Lantar was opening his mouth as to say something but quickly shut it, looking to his desk, "No. Nothing to say…" Lantar said hopelessly and Bailey read the verdict prepared during the testimony:
"The turian Lantar Sidonis, born on January 1, 2165 on, Palaven was accused of murder on human Glenn Brown, born on October 17, 2171 on Earth. The turian was accused of murder during intercourse. Violent and dangerous behavior of Lantar Sidonis was instigated by a psychotropic substance named 'Hallex' which increases euphoria but makes impossible the user to be aware of his environment.
Nevertheless, Lantar Sidonis served as an agent of the Citadel Security and duty of each officer is to arrest anybody who owns illegal material, including guns or unknown substances that can be hazardous to somebody's health. The turian agent didn't act and both of them used Hallex despite the fact that the officer was aware of consequences.
Therefore, Lantar Sidonis has been revoked of his status as a member of Citadel Security and will be put into detention for two years."
Bailey finished reading and the officers next to Lantar grabbed him under his shoulders. Lantar didn't fight. He knew that the battle was already lost and so he cooperated while the officers dragged him out of the desk. He was feeling like shit. Ending up like this while he needed to do a lot more to repay his crimes done in past, "Well, death number 11 on your list, Sidonis. Good job, me…" Lantar thought while taking down the elevator with other officers who were taking him to the detention cells. He was locked up behind the cell and so he sat down to think over of what he had done. He knew he blew it, but if he knew what Hallex was, perhaps he wouldn't take any and none of this has ever happened. He was sick, definitely he had problem and it was problem with his sexual lust that got his ass into this trouble. Why couldn't he just wait for Dartus and let him do the pounding? No, he had to go and kill human to make it interesting.
Few hours later, Dartus found out about what happened and arrived at C-Sec for answers. Lantar tried to get some sleep on the bed in cell when he heard knocking on the door cell. They were made of hardened glass so Lantar could see Dartus standing there, watching Lantar through the door. Lantar got himself from the berth, walking closer to the door, "I warned you." Dartus said, his face not showing any expression, "Warned me?" Lantar asked, "About falling hard to the ground. Damn it, kid. Why didn't you tell me?" Dartus narrowed his eyebrows, "Tell you what?" Lantar asked, "About the murder." Dartus said and Lantar looked elsewhere, "I… I was so glad to know that you were there to talk. Nobody else in the C-Sec talked to me the way you did, Dartus… how did you expect me to tell you?! Did you think I would come to you and say 'Hey, Dartus, I killed human while I fucked him.'?! I don't think you would just turn a blind eye over it. You work here for 20 years, man! How would I know if you didn't throw me into cell right away?" Lantar explained with anger in his voice but didn't realize how it may have sounded. It sounded like distrust, accusation, prejudices from his side and indeed it hit Dartus in his feelings a little, "I would be shocked, terrified maybe that something like that happened… but I wouldn't just throw you behind bars. Yeah, you wouldn't run away from it, but if you told me, I would talk to Bailey if he wouldn't ease your punishment. Kid… why don't you trust me?" Dartus said and Lantar was sensing he fucked up again, "Why can't you give me a goddamn chance to let me help you for fucks sake?!" Dartus said with his voice getting louder, anger significant in it. Lantar looked to the ground, feeling bad even more now that he hurt Dartus, "I'm sorry." He said, "I'm sorry if I didn't trust you, Dartus… I just feel that whenever I put my trust to somebody, they tend to trust me and usually it doesn't end well for them." Lantar looked back at Dartus, "I'm sorry if you feel offended. I just realize that all my career in C-Sec is done and I won't ever find job on the Citadel now that people know what I did!" he continued, feeling chills all over his body, "Tell me, Dartus… are we still friends?" Lantar asked, looking directly at Dartus' dark red eyes that surely could turn anybody on with combination of his dark brown skin with white markings on face. A long minute of silence passed since Lantar asked and Dartus finally took a breath, "I need to go…" Dartus said, obviously feeling hurt because he sensed that if they continued talking he would certainly start to cry in front of Lantar. Dartus started walking away from the cell block and Lantar punched the hardened glass, "No! Dartus! Please, come back! We need to talk, goddamn it! Shit!" he shouted and punched the door a few more times before he was zapped by the defensive system. Lantar was now completely alone, sure that Dartus wouldn't visit him any time soon. Dartus really wished to help Lantar, even now when Lantar made him angry. However, he couldn't do it. Lantar was imprisoned and Dartus was upset. Dartus definitely felt something towards Lantar, but when Lantar asked him about staying friends, it hurt him even though he knew he didn't want to press Lantar. That was the saddest thing.
One week passed since Lantar was put in detention. He was starting to get used to being prisoner, nobody bothered him, and he didn't have to do anything. However, there was still the guilt he couldn't do things to redeem himself or tell Dartus how he was sorry for saying something that could have hurt him. Suddenly, the C-Sec was flashing red with alarm, "What?!" Lantar thought and raised himself on the bed, wondering what was happening. The C-Sec officers with helmets on ran through all the building to get out, some of them were commanded to evacuate prisoners. Lantar stood to the glass door, "What's going on?!" he asked as one turian officer stopped by his cell, "Step back! You're coming with me!" he said and opened Lantar's cell, "The C-Sec has been set on fire! We must evacuate!" the officer said, grabbing Lantar's arm and they ran out. Most of the agents were heading to the main entrance, but the agent with Lantar headed elsewhere, "Where are we going?!" Lantar thought when he and the agent were alone in some corridor, "This isn't the main entrance! It was that way over there!" Lantar said when the turian took off his helmet, revealing very familiar face smiling at him, "Dartus? Alright, I don't understand anything now!" Lantar crossed his arms, "After we had our speech I was trying to find a way how to get you out of the cell so I studied structure of C-Sec academy and in the right time I triggered the fire alarm. In fact, C-Sec was not set on fire at all." Dartus explained, "You alarmed all C-Sec just because you wanted to get me out of here? Why? I thought you didn't want to see me!" Lantar said and Dartus pulled out ticket, "I understood that you would have miserable life with your reputation here on the Citadel so I wanted to help you. Here, take this," Dartus said, giving Lantar the ticket, "What's this?" Lantar asked, "One-way ticket to Earth. It will take you to London. It's place where mostly turians live along with humans. You'll fit in just perfectly." Dartus said, Lantar sighed, "I… I don't know what to say…" Lantar replied and Dartus placed his talon on Lantar's shoulder, "Don't say anything. There's no time to explain, kid. They will find out soon that this was false alarm. Head for the docking bay and get your ass off the Citadel. C-Sec cannot hunt you out of the Citadel." Dartus said, walking pass by Lantar. Lantar looked at the ticket and quickly behind himself, "Wait! Dartus!" Lantar said, Dartus stopped few meters ahead of him, "Why… why are you doing this? All this trouble to help me, you risk getting fired or worse, that ticket is expansive… why?" Lantar asked but Dartus merely smiled at him, "I'll find you once, kid and tell you everything." He winked and ran back the corridor to the official sections of C-Sec.
Lantar used the back door of C-Sec and appeared outside in the Presidium while the artificial light almost blinded him. He was in his civilian clothing, luckily C-Sec treated him like civilized person and not like shit. Lantar walked towards the elevator, still grasping the ticket in his talon. Everything went so fast he couldn't understand how he became delinquent and how fast he got out of the C-Sec detention. He trusted Dartus because he obviously had some plan in mind, spending 20.000 credits on this ticket must be worth the money. If Dartus caused trouble to all C-Sec just because of Lantar, then Lantar only had to trust him and his wink that reassured him. It didn't explain him why was Dartus doing that. He sensed that Dartus' behavior was strange and he was starting to realize that the old turian was having soft spot for Lantar. It didn't manner because Lantar was in the elevator arriving at docking bay. The strangest part was when Lantar had to pass the security control. He stepped into scanner and expected it would turn red. It didn't but how? The officers didn't seem to care about it anyway so Lantar just went through and searched his ship in the docking bay.
Lantar found the ship and stepped on board. He found his seat in there and in next ten minutes, they disconnected from the Citadel and left Serpent nebula. Lantar sat there, watching stars passing by and couldn't stop thinking because their journey was going to be about two hours long, "Here I am, sitting like a fool on board of vessel with terminal station on Earth. I have literally nothing with me. Only one clothing, my omni-tool and few hundreds of credits on my account. This isn't gonna give me a shit. With this much creds, I'll be lucky to find something to eat, but I doubt that there is somebody selling food this cheap. Dartus gave me ticket to Earth, but why not Palaven? Did he know I wished to see Earth? He was strange guy but seemed to know me well. Also… what he did for me… does he love me? If he does, can I love him too? I like Dartus, but I don't want him to have sad life because of what I am and what I've done so far. I still love Garrus and he can try to repel me, ignore me, swear at me or accuse me… I care, immensely. I don't know what will expect me when I arrive at Earth, but hopefully I will find job so I can spare some credits and start a new life. Sorry, Garrus. It seems my promise has to wait until I find stable point in my life." Lantar thought and decided to close his eyes during the flight so he could sleep.
Once he arrived at Earth, he looked at London. It was beautiful, historical and modern at the same time. Also he could smell the fresh air which was awesome feeling after living so long on the Citadel. Lantar decided to go and explore London for job opportunities and options where he could find place to sleep.