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Set six years after the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], a [[Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili shipmaster]] returns to the [[Glassing|glassed]] colony of Kholo in order to find forgiveness for his sins. He ventures lonely through the remains of the colony, occasionally remembering the glorious days of when he interrogated a human pilot and glassed the colony, as well as the dark days of the [[Great Schism]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', ''The Return''</ref>

Years later, when the [[Jiralhanae]] betrayed the Sangheili over ''[[High Charity]]'', the Shipmaster confronted the Conviction and disarmed him. The Shipmaster then exposed the Prophet's deception killed the Prophet in front of his crew.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', pages 501-505</ref>

In the present timeframe, after several days of searching, he discovers [[Kig-yar]] pirates fighting humans at an excavation site.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', page 509</ref> After killing the Kig-yar he finds a lone human survivor. Realizing the survivor would soon be dead, the Shipmaster leaves him and continues looking around the base.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', page 511</ref> Soon, he finds photos of humans interfering with [[Forerunner]] technology, including a [[monitor]].<ref group="note">While the short story merely indicates that the humans had unearthed Forerunner artifacts, the motion comic reveals that one of the artifacts was a monitor.</ref> Realizing this could be what he was looking for, he returns to the human survivor and calls for help to aid the human.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', page 514</ref>