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===The Apex and the Arbiter (2531)===
===The Apex and the Arbiter (2531)===
[[File:Vlcsnap-126257.png|thumb|250px|left|The [[Prophet of Regret]] converses with the [[Ripa 'Moramee|17th Arbiter]] on the destruction of the human race.]]
[[File:Vlcsnap-126257.png|thumb|250px|left|The [[Prophet of Regret]] converses with [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] on the destruction of the human race.]]
Despite their major numerical and technological advantages over humanity, by [[2531]], the Covenant High Prophets had realized that the task of destroying an entire sapient species had a logistical burden beyond anything that the [[Covenant Military]] could muster without leaving Covenant space defenseless.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Scarab (Level)|Scarab]]''</ref> In spite of the UNSC's inferiority in comparison to the Covenant, the Prophets apparently considered their armed forces to be powerful enough to pose a threat to the Covenant proper. The [[Prophet of Regret]] dispatched an [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] to Harvest to claim a Forerunner [[Relic (Structure)|artifact]] buried under the north pole of Harvest.
Despite their major numerical and technological advantages over humanity, by [[2531]], the Covenant High Prophets had realized that the task of destroying an entire sapient species had a logistical burden beyond anything that the [[Covenant Military]] could muster without leaving Covenant space defenseless.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Scarab (Level)|Scarab]]''</ref> In spite of the UNSC's inferiority in comparison to the Covenant, the Prophets apparently considered their armed forces to be powerful enough to pose a threat to the Covenant proper. The [[Prophet of Regret]] dispatched an [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] to Harvest to claim a Forerunner [[Relic (Structure)|artifact]] buried under the north pole of Harvest.