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The '''Skirmish at Librarian's Rest''' was an engagement during the [[Requiem Campaign]] taking place at "[[Librarian's Rest]]" when Spartan [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] attempted to assassinate Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Fireteam Majestic]] attempted to rescue her.

==Prelude==

During the early stages of the [[Requiem Campaign]], at the location known as "[[the Cauldron]]," [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a mysterious artifact]]<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Departure/Core|S101 Core]]</ref> which sucked in Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] when he accessed it aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|S102 Artifact]]</ref> Subsequently, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was brought aboard where she determined that the artifact was communicating information from the ship to Requiem.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Catherine|S103 Catherine]]</ref>

As Halsey later attempted to understand the artifact, [[Jul 'Mdama]] utilized it to contact Halsey via her [[data pad]] to entice her into helping him, offering Halsey the truth about a great many things, including the [[Promethean]]s.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> As proof, Jul ensured that [[Fireteam Crimson]] retrieved "the [[Didact's Gift]],"<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|S104 The Didact's Gift]]</ref> a [[Durance]] containing the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]] who was originally a human digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. Having provided proof, Jul further enticed Halsey by mentioning the [[Librarian]], but [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] noticed Halsey's suspicious behavior and Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] had her arrested.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref> However, Halsey subsequently escaped using an override code on ''Infinity's'' AI [[Roland]] and made contact with Jul whose identity she quickly deduced. Halsey offered Jul her help with the Librarian, but the communication was cut off by Roland who regained control of himself and alerted the ship's crew to Halsey's actions. Jul subsequently launched [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|an invasion of the ship]]<ref name="Invasion">''Spartan Ops'', [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)|S107 Invasion]]</ref> that ended with a Promethean Knight abducting Halsey.<ref name="Expendable">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expandable|S108 Expendable]]</ref>

On Requiem, Halsey was brought to "[[Librarian's Rest]]" where she was able to deactivate the protective shield that Glassman had inadvertently activated and enter the shrine containing the [[Librarian]]'s [[mind transfer|imprint]].<ref name="Expendable" /> In the shrine, Halsey met with the Librarian herself who provided Halsey with the [[Janus Key]], a Forerunner artifact that provided the real-time location of all Forerunner technology in the galaxy. The Librarian warned that Requiem's time was almost at an end and ordered Halsey to take the Janus Key to [[the Absolute Record]] before sending her back to "Librarian's Rest."<ref name="Key" />

After being alerted of the situation, [[Rear Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]] ordered Lasky to eliminate Halsey.<ref name="Expendable" /> Despite Lasky's objections, Palmer deployed to Requiem to carry out the assassination while Lasky contacted [[Fireteam Majestic]], who had just delivered a [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|rescued]] Glassman to a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] and asked them to rescue Halsey instead.<ref name="Key" />

==Battle==

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 The '''Skirmish at Librarian's Rest''' was an engagement during the [[Requiem Campaign]] taking place at "[[Librarian's Rest]]" when Spartan [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] attempted to assassinate Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Fireteam Majestic]] attempted to rescue her.
 ==Prelude==
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+During the early stages of the [[Requiem Campaign]], at the location known as "[[the Cauldron]]," [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Fireteam Crimson]] recovered [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|a mysterious artifact]]<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Departure/Core|S101 Core]]</ref> which sucked in Doctor [[Henry Glassman]] when he accessed it aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Artifact (Spartan Ops)|S102 Artifact]]</ref> Subsequently, Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] was brought aboard where she determined that the artifact was communicating information from the ship to Requiem.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Catherine|S103 Catherine]]</ref>
+As Halsey later attempted to understand the artifact, [[Jul 'Mdama]] utilized it to contact Halsey via her [[data pad]] to entice her into helping him, offering Halsey the truth about a great many things, including the [[Promethean]]s.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand|S104 Didact's Hand]]</ref> As proof, Jul ensured that [[Fireteam Crimson]] retrieved "the [[Didact's Gift]],"<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|S104 The Didact's Gift]]</ref> a [[Durance]] containing the "soul" of a [[Promethean Knight]] who was originally a human digitized by the [[Composer]] during the [[New Phoenix Incident]]. Having provided proof, Jul further enticed Halsey by mentioning the [[Librarian]], but [[Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]] noticed Halsey's suspicious behavior and Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] had her arrested.<ref>''Spartan Ops'', [[Memento Mori|S105 Memento Mori]]</ref> However, Halsey subsequently escaped using an override code on ''Infinity's'' AI [[Roland]] and made contact with Jul whose identity she quickly deduced. Halsey offered Jul her help with the Librarian, but the communication was cut off by Roland who regained control of himself and alerted the ship's crew to Halsey's actions. Jul subsequently launched [[Invasion of the UNSC Infinity|an invasion of the ship]]<ref name="Invasion">''Spartan Ops'', [[Invasion (Spartan Ops)|S107 Invasion]]</ref> that ended with a Promethean Knight abducting Halsey.<ref name="Expendable">''Spartan Ops'', [[Expandable|S108 Expendable]]</ref>
+On Requiem, Halsey was brought to "[[Librarian's Rest]]" where she was able to deactivate the protective shield that Glassman had inadvertently activated and enter the shrine containing the [[Librarian]]'s [[mind transfer|imprint]].<ref name="Expendable" /> In the shrine, Halsey met with the Librarian herself who provided Halsey with the [[Janus Key]], a Forerunner artifact that provided the real-time location of all Forerunner technology in the galaxy. The Librarian warned that Requiem's time was almost at an end and ordered Halsey to take the Janus Key to [[the Absolute Record]] before sending her back to "Librarian's Rest."<ref name="Key" />
+After being alerted of the situation, [[Rear Admiral]] [[Serin Osman]] ordered Lasky to eliminate Halsey.<ref name="Expendable" /> Despite Lasky's objections, Palmer deployed to Requiem to carry out the assassination while Lasky contacted [[Fireteam Majestic]], who had just delivered a [[Escape from Librarian's Rest|rescued]] Glassman to a [[D79-TC Pelican|Pelican]] and asked them to rescue Halsey instead.<ref name="Key" />
 ==Battle==