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'''Lyrenne "Lyra" Castilla''' was a high-ranking [[Insurrectionist]] who captained the ''[[Bellicose]]''. She took an interest in her enemy Preston Cole to the point of marrying him while disguised as a civilian, but she left when her true identity was discovered.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 455''</ref> | '''Lyrenne "Lyra" Castilla''' was a high-ranking [[Insurrectionist]] who captained the ''[[Bellicose]]''. She took an interest in her enemy Preston Cole to the point of marrying him while disguised as a civilian, but she left when her true identity was discovered.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 455''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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One January 2, [[2504]] UNSC [[Battle Group Tango]], consisting of four heavy destroyers, [[Battle of Theta Ursae Majoris System|cornered]] the ''Bellicose'' in the [[Theta Ursae Majoris System]]. The ''Bellicose'' delivered heavy damage to two of the destroyers before apparently losing control and becoming caught in the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of a gas giant. The UNSC reported the ''Bellicose'' was lost with all hands.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 457''</ref> | One January 2, [[2504]] UNSC [[Battle Group Tango]], consisting of four heavy destroyers, [[Battle of Theta Ursae Majoris System|cornered]] the ''Bellicose'' in the [[Theta Ursae Majoris System]]. The ''Bellicose'' delivered heavy damage to two of the destroyers before apparently losing control and becoming caught in the [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] of a gas giant. The UNSC reported the ''Bellicose'' was lost with all hands.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 457''</ref> | ||
===The Covenant War=== | |||
Castilla was believed dead by both the UNSC and general public for the next four decades, but she and the ''Bellicose'' remained active in the Insurrection. She would take great care to conceal her and her vessel's identities whenever she decided to reappear, often to attack cargo pods containing valuable resources to be used in the Insurrection.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} | |||
On [[2526#March|March 12, 2526]], Castilla and the ''Bellicose'' hosted a conference between the representatives of various Insurrectionist groups that were prominent at the time: the [[Biko Independence Army]], the [[Freedom League]] of [[Jericho VII]], the [[Gao Liberation Force]], and the [[People's Occupation]] of [[Reach]]. [[General]] [[Harper Garvin]] of the [[United Rebel Front]] led the meeting, which focused on the [[Covenant]]'s attack on the [[Outer Colonies]] and the appearance of the mysterious [[SPARTAN-II program]]. It was decided that the rebels would attempt to bargain with the aliens, supplying them with information on the UNSC in exchange for the promise that their own worlds would go un-[[glassing|glassed]].{{Ref/Reuse|HSS6}} | |||
===Reappearance=== | ===Reappearance=== | ||
Then on March 6, [[2543]], during the [[Battle of 18 Scorpii]], UNSC [[Battle Group Sierra-3]] found itself in trouble against a single Covenant ship. Just as things seemed most desperate, reinforcements arrived when unknown friendly ships jumped in system. The additional firepower penetrated the enemy's shields, winning the battle and saving the UNSC ships. The lead reinforcement ship's outline and the registry number gleaned from a passive transponder identified it as the UNSC ''Bellerophon'' aka the ''Bellicose''.<ref name="cole472">'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''"The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"'', ''page 472-474''</ref> | |||
The Insurrectionists' motives for helping the UNSC are unclear. In all likelihood Castilla orchestrated the apparent destruction of the ''Bellicose'' and escaped by executing the first ever in-atmosphere slipspace jump.<ref name="cole472"/> | The Insurrectionists' motives for helping the UNSC are unclear. In all likelihood Castilla orchestrated the apparent destruction of the ''Bellicose'' and escaped by executing the first ever in-atmosphere slipspace jump.<ref name="cole472"/> | ||
