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Professor Ellen Anders was born on the colony of [[Arcadia]]. She apparently studied under [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Doctor Catherine Halsey]], though their relationship was tense, with neither holding the other in a fond regard.<ref name="manual"/> In [[2531]], some time before the [[Harvest Campaign]], she was lecturing on [[Xenobiology|Theoretical Xenobiology]] at [[Rishard University]]. When stopped on the street by an nondescript stranger, she was told that that Dr. Halsey had recommended her as a 'consultant'. Anders told the man that there was some mistake, as she was not on speaking terms with "that woman". Despite her refusal, a car pulled up and the man dragged her in before speeding off. The man and his accomplices, ONI agents, brought her to an undisclosed location. Anders was furious and demanded to know why she was kidnapped. They showed her classified images of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] on [[Harvest]] and snippets of intercepted communications which referred to the planet as a "[[Reliquary|Treasure World]]". This piqued Anders' interest, and she agreed to assist ONI in deciphering the Covenant's motives and nature. She was given 'unrestricted' (presumably broad, but limited to her field of study) access to ONI equipment and resources. She then traveled to [[Epsilon Indi system|Epsilon Indi System]] aboard an ONI [[UNSC Prowler|vessel]] {{UNSCShip|Last Gleaming}}, where she reviewed the data on the Covenant. While on board, she determined that while the Covenant were looking for something, but they were also trying to hide something as well. Later, she was relocated to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>

Over the course of the ''Spirit of Fire'''s travels, Anders softened towards Forge, especially after noticing how much he cared for those around him.<ref name = "Grew"/> During the [[Battle of Arcadia|First Battle of Arcadia]], Anders used [[plasma|modified]] [[Rhino]] tanks to blow through a shield dome, revealing a half-built [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform#Super Scarab|Scarab]], and a [[arcadia Forerunner ruins|complex of ruins]] underneath. The UNSC Marine force on the surface destroyed the Scarab, but during an investigation of the site, Anders and Forge were attacked by the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]]. When Forge was about to be killed, Anders gave herself up as a hostage to save the Sergeant's life. Forge persuaded Cutter to mount a rescue mission.

The ''Spirit of Fire'' followed Anders' signal to a previously unknown [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Shield World]]. Meanwhile, she was imprisoned on top of the [[The Apex|Apex]], where the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] intended to use her status as a potential Reclaimer to activate the [[Unidentified Forerunner starship|Forerunner ships]]. Anders used a [[Teleporter|teleportation pad]] to escape to the surface while the Elites were distracted by the majesty of the ships. Shortly after she teleported, she was threatened by a number of [[The Flood|Flood]] [[Flood infection form|Infection Forms]], and only narrowly rescued by Forge. The latter's Pelican was shot down immediately after, but both were successfully evacuated by Pelican after a brief overland trek.