”Interesting she would have created something that could be so damaging to her followers.” That is, with the fire and all. One bad interaction with the bug could have set an Ascended ablaze. If the Voice had created them, they were probably kept around by the will of the old gods when they realized what they could do against her beloved.
He stood back up and repeated the same motion he had before when he dusted his hands off on his pants. They then moved to rest on his hips as he looked around. ”There are a species of flying little bug that comes out in Halo only in the coldest of nights and during Longnight, and legends say that when they land on houses they can burn them down. Must be related.”