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===War with humanity===

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When [[prehistoric human civilization|humanity]] first began to attack Forerunner worlds and vessels, the Librarian stood before the [[Ecumene Council]] and advocated immediate retaliation and total extermination of the enemy. This policy was opposed by the Didact, who proposed to follow the teachings of the Mantle and send humanity back to its homeworld; this proposal was supported by the [[Master Builder]], [[Faber]], and the rest of the Council. The Librarian did not agree with this outcome, but conceded to the Council's decision.<ref name="h4terminals">'''Halo 4''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminals]]''</ref> As war against humanity commenced, the Librarian found herself fearful for her husband; while humanity had always been aggressive in the past, she observed that they had never seemed as desperately violent as they did at the present.{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}} During the course of the war, all of her children were killed in battle.{{Ref/Reuse|cryptum}}

The reasons behind humanity's perceived violent expansion became clearer in the later stages of the war, after the Forerunners' advance into former human territory brought them into contact with the parasitic [[Flood]] which now appeared to be receding from the galaxy. Upon further study, the Librarian's conclusion was that the humans' intentions had not been attacking out of rebellion, but desperation: they had been attempting to halt the advance of the Flood, destroying infected Forerunner ships and bombarding planets that were in the Flood's path. Furthermore, the Flood's apparent retreat from the galaxy seemed to indicate that the humans had found a successful way to combat the parasite, perhaps even a cure. Despite her initial reaction to humanity's aggression, these realizations caused the Librarian's originally negative opinion on humanity to shift.{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}}

   

At this time, the Librarian's political standing was rapidly rising alongside that of her husband. She had accompanied the Didact as he sterilized remaining Flood redoubts, and had already conducted significant research into the parasite. Thus, she was placed in charge of the ecumene's Flood research and given the prestigious rank of [[Lifeshaper]], becoming the third Lifeworker to ever receive the title.<ref name="string3">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> While the remains of humanity struggled in their last bastion of [[Charum Hakkor]], the Librarian appealed to the Council so that humanity and their culture would be spared, as this might be the only way for the Forerunners to decipher their apparent Flood immunity. However, the Council was not supportive of her pleas, deeming humanity as too much of a threat and advocating the complete eradication of the species to ensure that they would not threaten Forerunner primacy again.{{Ref/Reuse|string3}}

Four years later, after the Ur-Didact had been recovered from deep within the [[Burn]]—the Flood-infested region of the galaxy—the Librarian ceased her work to reunite with ''both'' incarnations of her husband in their home on [[Nomdagro]]. During the reunion, it soon became apparent that the Ur-Didact's sanity had been severely shaken by his traumatizing encounter with the [[Gravemind]], which was now using her husband as a pawn in its own schemes. In his growing madness, the Ur-Didact declared the Librarian's favoring of humanity as contrary to the Mantle and that the Forerunners should hold onto their dominance through violence and subjugation. While she and her husband had always had a difference of opinion in regard to humanity, the Ur-Didact's newfound extremism greatly appalled and distressed the Librarian.

The Librarian's worries for the Ur-Didact were proven true during the Flood's assault on the [[greater Ark]], when the Ur-Didact unexpectedly used a [[Composer]] to digitize the population of [[Omega Halo]], which harbored the last major population of humans, relocated from the greater Ark to make room for Forerunner refugees. Outraged and grief-stricken, the Librarian contacted [[Chant-to-Green]] to travel to Erde-Tyrene and gather any remaining humans there and transport them to the [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]]. She also ordered [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]], who had saved a number of humans aboard a [[Gargantua-class transport]], to find the IsoDidact and take him and the humans to the lesser Ark. The Librarian herself headed to [[Requiem]] with the intent of imprisoning the Ur-Didact within a [[Cryptum]], in order to prevent him from causing further harm and to allow him to recover via extended contact with the [[Domain]]. Upon arrival at Requiem, she discovered the Ur-Didact's scheme to use the harvested essences of both humans and Prometheans to build an army of [[Promethean Knight|mechanical warriors]] not only to fight an extended war against the Flood, but also to eradicate all potential threats to Forerunner power.

===Last work and death===

{{Quote|My work is done. The [[Portal at Voi|portal]] is inactive, and I've begun the burial measures. Soon there'll be nothing but sand and rock and normal ferrite signatures. You should see [[Mount Kilimanjaro|the mountain]] that watches over it. A beautiful thing - a snowcapped sentinel. That's where I will spend what time is left to me. Did I tell you? I built a garden. The earth is so rich. A seed falls and a tree sprouts or a flower blooms. There's so much... potential. We knew this was a special place because of [[Human|them]], but unless you've been here, you can't know. It's [Eden].|The Librarian's last transmission to the [[IsoDidact]].<ref name="terminal6">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 6]]''</ref>}}

Having finished her work on Requiem, the Librarian decided to use herself as bait and draw the Flood's attention away from the still-hidden [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]] before the IsoDidact could fire the Halo Array. She sent a message to all active Forerunner ships, including those that were in the Flood's control, to attract them to the [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. On Erde-Tyrene, the Librarian met with [[Chant-to-Green]], who had only found a meager amount of remaining humans, most of the planet's population having been indexed earlier. Upon detecting the presence of the Flood in the vicinity of the [[Sol System]], the Librarian sent all her Lifeworkers and ships to Installation 00 and passed the title of [[Lifeshaper]] on to Chant-to-Green.<ref name="s37">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref>

File:H4_-_D&L.jpg|The Didact and the Librarian embrace on the [[Capital]].

File:HTMCC-H4 Terminals DidactAndLibrarian.png|The Librarian with the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] observing [[human|humanity]].

File:Halo Escalation 23.jpg|The Librarian on the cover of ''[[Halo: Escalation#23]]''.

File:HM-Forerunners.png|The Librarian (far right) in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.