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{{Quote|no=two|q1=Hey, Cade? This bring back memories?|Niko|q2=Yeah. It brings back memories, kid.|Cade|Niko and Cade upon sighting the remains of the {{ | {{Quote|no=two|q1=Hey, Cade? This bring back memories?|Niko|q2=Yeah. It brings back memories, kid.|Cade|Niko and Cade upon sighting the remains of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}}} | ||
Eiro is tidally locked to an uninhabited planet, but there is a narrow twilight ring on its surface that supports a small settlement. The crew's target was purportedly located around fifty-six kilometers from this ring on the dark side of the moon. Once settling into geosynchronous orbit, it didn't take long for Lessa to locate the ship. Given the moon's deathly cold temperatures, Cade joined Niko in sarcastically remarking on an eagerness to freeze. As Rion and Lessa stayed on the birdge to land the ''Ace'', Cade, Kip, and Niko headed for the staging bay, referred to as the "locker room", to suit up.<ref name="ITF"/> With sixty seconds until touchdown on Eiro's surface, Cade broached the subject of dead bodies over comms to Rion. The captain gave a noncommittal answer that suggested she didn't want to think about it unless and until they needed to. Once the two women joined everyone else, Cade showed Kip how to link his wrist commpad to his helmet's [[HUD]] and to the rest of the crew. Accepting Kip's thanks, he smacked Niko on the helmet as he walked past him and jokingly reminded him to not forget his plasma cutters, as he had done during a previous excursion. Cade rallied the crew to disembark into the snowy outside and upon first viewing the ship, a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, Niko innocently asked him if it brought back memories. For his oblivious insensitivity, Lessa smacked her brother in the head, but Cade just calmly affirmed that it did indeed.<ref name="ITF"/> After walking around the hall of the [[cruiser]], it became apparent that at best, only a quarter of the ship was present and that it had been cut in two by a Covenant weapon. Cade identified the damage to have been done by a [[plasma]] [[energy projector]]. In order to cover as much ground as quickly as possible, Rion had the crew split up. Cade was directed to find an armory.<ref name="ITF"/> | Eiro is tidally locked to an uninhabited planet, but there is a narrow twilight ring on its surface that supports a small settlement. The crew's target was purportedly located around fifty-six kilometers from this ring on the dark side of the moon. Once settling into geosynchronous orbit, it didn't take long for Lessa to locate the ship. Given the moon's deathly cold temperatures, Cade joined Niko in sarcastically remarking on an eagerness to freeze. As Rion and Lessa stayed on the birdge to land the ''Ace'', Cade, Kip, and Niko headed for the staging bay, referred to as the "locker room", to suit up.<ref name="ITF"/> With sixty seconds until touchdown on Eiro's surface, Cade broached the subject of dead bodies over comms to Rion. The captain gave a noncommittal answer that suggested she didn't want to think about it unless and until they needed to. Once the two women joined everyone else, Cade showed Kip how to link his wrist commpad to his helmet's [[HUD]] and to the rest of the crew. Accepting Kip's thanks, he smacked Niko on the helmet as he walked past him and jokingly reminded him to not forget his plasma cutters, as he had done during a previous excursion. Cade rallied the crew to disembark into the snowy outside and upon first viewing the ship, a {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}, Niko innocently asked him if it brought back memories. For his oblivious insensitivity, Lessa smacked her brother in the head, but Cade just calmly affirmed that it did indeed.<ref name="ITF"/> After walking around the hall of the [[cruiser]], it became apparent that at best, only a quarter of the ship was present and that it had been cut in two by a Covenant weapon. Cade identified the damage to have been done by a [[plasma]] [[energy projector]]. In order to cover as much ground as quickly as possible, Rion had the crew split up. Cade was directed to find an armory.<ref name="ITF"/> | ||
He set off in search of one near the bridge, as it was likely there were one or two located in close proximity to it. Around forty-five minutes after their scavenging began, Rion checked in with Cade over their comms. He let her know he had discovered a decent payload: [[thermite paste]], small arms, rifles, [[jetpack]]s, body armor, and heavy ordnance. Rion reiterated that the heavy stuff would be left for the UNSC to recover but she instructed him to pack up everything else. After Rion went to explore the cabin of the captain of the cruiser, discovered to have been named the {{ | He set off in search of one near the bridge, as it was likely there were one or two located in close proximity to it. Around forty-five minutes after their scavenging began, Rion checked in with Cade over their comms. He let her know he had discovered a decent payload: [[thermite paste]], small arms, rifles, [[jetpack]]s, body armor, and heavy ordnance. Rion reiterated that the heavy stuff would be left for the UNSC to recover but she instructed him to pack up everything else. After Rion went to explore the cabin of the captain of the cruiser, discovered to have been named the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}}, she exclaimed and made other noise over the comms upon making some shocking discoveries. Cade and the others, unaware whether everything was okay, filled her earpiece.<ref name="ITF"/> Just then, a hard blast struck the ''Roman Blue'' and made the whole thing shudder. Cade was the first one to react with a clear pronunciation that they were under attack. Rion ordered everyone back to the ''Ace'', but seeing as she was still back at the captain's quarters, it would take her around fifteen to twenty minutes more than everyone else to get there. Cade let her know that he would by no means be leaving without her but she overrode him by reminding him she could fend for herself and that they had been in similar situations before. Cade reluctantly gave in and agreed to get airborne in their ship and to go dark and lie low to wait for a further signal from her. The unknown attackers [[glassed]] the ''Roman Blue'', but Rion managed to escape in one piece and the ''Ace'' remained hidden. | ||
Rion reestablished contact with her crew after the coast was clear and the ship set down to pick her up with just ten minutes of her oxygen to spare. As the ramp descended, Cade was waiting for her. She could tell he was pissed at her from the way he commented on her general appearance and his use of her surname. The two of them made their way to the lockers to they could get out of their coldsuits.<ref name="SAS4">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' Chapter 4</ref> Cade used his knife to help Rion get one of her boots off that had partially charred in the recent [[plasma]]-generated heat. After establishing that she was okay and despite a tension between the two of them, Cade agreed to meet in the lounge with everyone else in thirty minutes.<ref name="SAS4"/> When Rion first arrived after showering, she found Cade standing at the observation deck and staring out into space. He refocused his attention on the others and made his way to the meeting table once the conversation started. Rion appealed to Cade when she found herself having to defend her decision to have the ''Ace'' go dark, but Cade admitted that it had been a difficult thing to do with her life on the line down below. Then, when Rion announced they would not be going after the ship that had glassed the ''Roman Blue'', even Cade was puzzled. He quickly guessed, however, that the responsible party had in fact been [[UNSC Armed Forces]], lending some credence to the call. Rion then produced a [[data crystal chip]] she gathered from the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} and gave it to Cade to insert into the [[holotank]]. He navigated through the data for her until the footage she wanted to show them was located: a recording from [[William Webb]], the captain of the cruiser. The log revealed that a log buoy had been dropped by the {{ | Rion reestablished contact with her crew after the coast was clear and the ship set down to pick her up with just ten minutes of her oxygen to spare. As the ramp descended, Cade was waiting for her. She could tell he was pissed at her from the way he commented on her general appearance and his use of her surname. The two of them made their way to the lockers to they could get out of their coldsuits.<ref name="SAS4">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' Chapter 4</ref> Cade used his knife to help Rion get one of her boots off that had partially charred in the recent [[plasma]]-generated heat. After establishing that she was okay and despite a tension between the two of them, Cade agreed to meet in the lounge with everyone else in thirty minutes.<ref name="SAS4"/> When Rion first arrived after showering, she found Cade standing at the observation deck and staring out into space. He refocused his attention on the others and made his way to the meeting table once the conversation started. Rion appealed to Cade when she found herself having to defend her decision to have the ''Ace'' go dark, but Cade admitted that it had been a difficult thing to do with her life on the line down below. Then, when Rion announced they would not be going after the ship that had glassed the ''Roman Blue'', even Cade was puzzled. He quickly guessed, however, that the responsible party had in fact been [[UNSC Armed Forces]], lending some credence to the call. Rion then produced a [[data crystal chip]] she gathered from the {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}} and gave it to Cade to insert into the [[holotank]]. He navigated through the data for her until the footage she wanted to show them was located: a recording from [[William Webb]], the captain of the cruiser. The log revealed that a log buoy had been dropped by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2531]] just before it went missing. Rion's [[John Forge|father]] had been assigned to the ''Spirit of Fire'' at the time, and Rion had been wondering what had happened to him since she was a little girl.<ref name="SAS4"/> Webb had stated that a Covenant {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}, ''[[Radiant Perception]]'', may have intercepted the buoy those many years ago. Rion was determined to find the ''Radiant Perception'', it being her first real lead on her father, and at this, Cade smiled. Salvaging a Covenant [[destroyer]] like the ''Radiant Perception'' meant that they could also come upon a [[luminary]], which was a prospect Cade called "salvage gold".<ref name="SAS4"/> | ||
===Chi Rho=== | ===Chi Rho=== | ||