Phoenix Logs/Campaign Logs/Beyond the Edge

Captain James Cutter, SN: 01730-58392-JC, Spirit of Fire, Date: 04/02/2559

Once again, I say goodbye to a colleague and friend. The new Halo installation

has disappeared through the slipspace portal. Far out of reach of Atriox's hands.

But it took Professor Anders with it. I know the Professor will be okay, her

intelligence and resourcefulness will see her safely back to her lab in no time,

but I will miss her and our family is a little smaller without her.

But there is plenty to keep us occupied here. The portal to Earth is still closed,

and as far as I'm concerned it should remain so until we fully evaluate the threat

the Banished pose to it. However, I have ordered Isabel to start investigating

the portals controls in the event that we need to open—or close—it again in

the future. The Ark is our new home for now and the Banished threat is too

great to leave it unguarded until we establish contact with the UNSC forces

back home.

For now, Atriox seems to be licking his wounds, but we know he still has forces

active in the darkest corners of the Ark and it won't be long before he mobilizes

them once again. This time we'll be ready for him.

Yes, I have said goodbye to another friend and we are again cut off from the

rest of humanity, but this time it's different. We know that the Covenant war

has been won and a new future awaits us back home—perhaps our families as

well. For now, we have a new purpose, something to fight for. And we'll do it

together on our new home.