'Gerrel, Han
Yes, I knew Commander Shepard. Briefly. We were hardly friends, but even in that short time it was hard not to see that the Commander was a... unique individual.
You have been taught that the Quarian face answered Commander Shepard's call to arms. You have been taught that in our finest - and our darkest - hour, we put aside our differences with Geth. You have been taught that we rallied valiantly beside our ancient enemies to become the edge of the Sword that the Shepard brought to bare against the Reapers in the battle for Earth.
I do not think you have heard how difficult it was to forge that blade. The Commander blazed a trail through the conflict that we now call our "civil war".
It took men like me to start that slaughter.
It took a leader like Shepard to make us see our folly.
I cannot say that I always - that I ever - really saw eye-to-eye with the Commander. It was partly because of this that meant Shepard was forced to take a hand - quite literally on one occasion - in the most dramatic event in Quarian-Geth history since the war of 2485.
The world that we live in now could not have been possible without that intervention.
This world was not one that I could ever have foreseen in those days, and I am not sure if it is one I would have wanted. But when all grudges are laid to rest, when misguided prejudices and assumptions are abandoned...
This world is a good one. We have union - consensus, I believe is the popular term. We have peace.
Shepard was certainly a hero. One we needed. But we have our own heroes - not least Tali'Zorah, our Citadel ambassador, who I am proud to say was a member of my former charge, the Neema.
The Quarian people have had their heroes. I ask that you do not forget them. And that you do not judge them too harshly.
A/N: This is has been horrendous. Han'Gerrel has been the hardest character to write so far, and when I finally managed it about an hour and half ago, I promptly closed the wrong tab, and lost the first draft of this.
I really enjoyed the narrative changes in Han and Koris' character development between ME2 and ME3, but it made getting into their heads a thousand times harder.
But its finally over.
Of course, I haven't updated anywhere near as soon as I promised, and I'm sorry for that. Blame it on lack of inspiration and excess of alcohol.
I will try my hardest to get the next instalment - which should be Shala-Raan out asap. Please excuse any errors in this entry, my head hurts to much and I've already checked it twice.
Oh and before I forget, the date "2485" is according to the Quarian calender. Just thought I would mention that before someone tells me I've cocked up the Mass Effect chronology.
Till whenever next time is.
-Nevery.