Avu Med 'Telcam/Quotes

These are quotes from Avu Med 'Telcam, the Sangheili who leads the Servants of Abiding Truth.

Quotes

• "There's a fine line between reckless and bold. Acting alone may be noble, but acting together with an agreed plan is effective." - When talking to Jul ‘Mdama about Jul's opportunity to kill Thel 'Vadam.
• "I am Avu Med 'Telcam, Servant of the Abiding Truth, and I have many brothers." - Announcing his presence.
• "We have our devotion. We will find a way." - Speaking about the intent to kill Thel 'Vadam.
• "We have let the false prophets corrupt our pure connection to the divine. Now we shall do our penance and bring the Sangheili back to the true path." - On the subject of the San 'Shyuum manipulating the Sangheili.
• "Everyone forgot us generations ago. But we didn't forget the gods." - Speaking about his faith.
• "Brothers, what we do now is neither illegal nor unpatriotic. Sangheili common law has always permitted warriors to challenge a decision by a kaidon when they feel the decision is flawed or harmful. Normally that challenge would be made covertly, but these are global issues, and the consequences of failure will affect more than our own keeps. This struggle is for the very future of Sanghelios. We must be discreet if we are to succeed, in case our many enemies seize a chance to further divide us." - Preaching about the Servant's plot to assassinate the Arbiter.
• "So the Halos are machines of destruction. So you say the gods themselves were killed by them. Your god chose to die for you and that is precisely why you revere him, yes? And why you say he also lives. This so-called proof about the Halos means nothing. Not even to you." - Defending his beliefs.
• "A god who creates tools is still a god. It is not for us to impose qualifications upon the divine or presume to guess its intentions." - Explaining how the Forerunners can still be gods, even after creating the Halo Array.